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How did the women win the vote
Split into groups of suffragettes and suffragists. Suffragists used peaceful methods of protest. Suffragettes used violent methods to protest. Women also contributed to the war. In order to get the good attention they needed
What happened to the suffragettes in 1914 and why
The war broke out so the pankhursts called off their campaign
Who was the leader of the suffragists and suffragettes
Suffragists-Millicent Fawcet
Suffragettes- Emily pankhurst
What does the WSPU stand for
Womens Social and Political Union
How did the suffragettes protest
Petitions debate popaganda street speaking parades and demonstrations
What was the motto of the suffragettes
“Deeds not words”
When was the peterloo massacre and what was it about
The masscre in august 1819 broke out after the government sent soldiers out to arrest the speakers and protestors who were protesting about the right to vote however in the end instead of scaring them away they injured them and even killed 11 people
Name three thing that “the Great Reform Act” changed
●It gave Middle class men the right to vote.
●Voters increased to 2 in every 10 men.
●No more rotten boroughs.
●Anyone occupying a house worth at least £10 per
year could vote.
●Some seats in parliament were redistributed so some
northern towns gained an MP while others lost.
●Scotland and Ireland were given extra seats in
Parliament.
What were 3 limitations of the Great Reform Act
● Elections were still held in public so threats and bribery could still take place.
● Property in the North wasn’t worth as much as in the South so many still couldn’t vote.
● M.P’s were still not paid so many were still from the upper classes.
● Working class men were not given the right to vote.
● Constituencies were still not of an equal size.
● The Upper Classes gave away just enough power to the Middle Class to stop the threat of a Revolution.
● Women were still disenfranchised, and the limited women who could legally vote had this
3 Reasons for the Great Reform Act
•The Upper Classes were worried that the revolutions which had happened in France
and America could happen here in Britain.
•They were concerned that, in their anger, the lower classes might take control of the
country.
•There had been many protests over recent years, such as the Peterloo Massacre.
•The Middle and Working Classes had been protesting together for the right to vote.
•There were many problems with the British parliamentary system, such as rotten
boroughs.
3 ways the public responded to the act
•The working class were angry that the
middle class had received the vote
and they had not.
•This was because the two groups had
protested together to gain the vote.
•There was only a small increase in the
number of men who were able to vote.
•The North was still under represented.
•There were still no working class MP’s
in Parliament as there were no salaries
for MP’s.
•The disappointment of the working
classes led to the formation of another
protest group called ‘The Chartists’.
What are pocketboroughs
This was because the
landowner controlled all the votes (voters
worked for him or he owned their land) and so
it was not worth anybody standing against his
chosen candidate for Parliament.
What are Rotten boroughs
These were constituencies with tiny numbers
of voters that could often send two MPs to
Parliament.
What is the voting system
Less than 2% of people could vote for an MP.
This was because in order to vote you needed
to be male and over 21. In many places you
needed to own property in order to vote
Members of parliament
Only men are allowed to be Members of
Parliament (MPs). In order to stand for election
as an MP you had to own a lot of land as you
didn’t get paid and needed to support yourself.
