Protest Movements Flashcards
Give 3 reasons why workers were unhappy during the early 19th century
Price of bread, corn laws, living conditions
What name was given to people who smashed machinery and mills in mills and what was the origin to the name?
Luddites,Ned Ludd was said to be the first person to smash machinery
Where did the aforementioned protest start and why
Nottinghamshire
, to protest about the introduction of power looms and loss of earnings
Between what dates did the aforementioned protest take place?
1811-1816
How did the goverment respond to the aforementioned protest
Death penalty and imprisonment
When did the march of the Blanketeers take place?
1817
Where were the Blanketeers headed and why
Hunger march to present petition to prince regent by textiles workers
How did the goverment respond to the Blanketeers
Spies, troops sent in, only got to Manchester, marchers arrested
What did suspension of Habeas Corpus mean and when did it happen
Right to trail, 1816/17
What did the government of the day do to cause Pentridge Rising?
Agent Provocateur, Oliver
When did Pentridge Rising take place 1817?
1817
Who led the Pentridge Rising and what happened to him?
Jeremiah Brandreth, hanged
Who was Captain Swing and what did he want?
Mythical figure, protesting agricultural workers at threshing machines
Where was Captain Swing operating?
S.E England (Kent, Sussex, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Hampshire) and E England (Suffolk, Cambridge, Norfolk)
What was the size of the population in 1815 in Britain and by how much had it grown since 1750
11 million from 7.5 million
Name 2 industrial cities in the 19th century?
Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Bolton
How did the government protect wheat and in what year?
Corn Laws, 1815
Where and when did the Peterloo massacre take place
St Peters Fields Manchester 1819
What was the name of the radical who was addressing the crowd at Peterloo?
Henry Hunt
Name 2 ways the government to the Peterloo massacre in the Sixth acts
Speedy trials, stamp duty imposed on all magazines, public meetings limited
