Radical reformers

Question 1

Thomas Paine

Answer 1

• Rights of Man book
• 1790
• Sold out 8 times
• Had lived in America during revolution
• Demanded all men should have the right to vote - universal man hood sufferage
• 200,000 people read the book

Question 2

Edmund Burke

Answer 2

• 1791
• Rule by king and aristocracy was good
• Tradition and habit not election should be decide on the leaders of a country
• Concerned about revolution

Question 3

London Corresponding society

Answer 3

• Founded by Thomas Hardy
• Wanted universal manhood suffrage and annual election
• salaries for MP’S
• 3000 members
• Handed out leaflets
• 1793 - 6000 people signed a petition

Question 4

Seditious Writings

Answer 4

• Main target was Thomas Pain
• Authorised the gov to make use of spies to open letters and infiltrate groups
• 1792

Question 5

GOV Arrests

Answer 5

• 41 Radicals
• Thomas Hardy arrested
• charged of high treason
• Charges abandoned

Question 6

Habeas Corpus suspended

Answer 6

• may 1794 - 1795
• Enabled the authorities to round up suspects and detain them without trial

Question 7

Treasonable practices and seditious Meetings act

Answer 7

• Made speaking about Reforma arresyable offence
• All meetings over 50 had to be approved by the magistrate

Question 8

Spa Fields meetings

Answer 8

• Announce the state of distress within Britain
• Hundreds of thousands of people joined in
• Before Hunt arrived riots broke out
• Broke into gun shops marched towards the Tower of London
• Hunt arrived called for lower taxes and reform in parliament
• 50 people were imprisoned

Question 9

Struggles in 1815

Answer 9

-300,000 soldiers left the army – which drove down wages
-Bad harvests
-80% of government money was spent on paying interest on the war loans.
-A Corn Law kept prices high for farmers (but too high for the poor) by banning imports of foreign wheat.

Question 10

Pentridge Uprising 1817

Answer 10

• A group of discontent workers for derby
• Marched to Nottingham with weapons
• Easily caught
• Leaders were hanged and 30 were transported sent to AUS

Question 11

Peterloo Massacre 1819

Answer 11

• Introduced laws were lifted
• Hunt spoke out about reform and the six acts
• The local Yeomanry came in on Horses they were Drunk
• 11 Killed
• 400 injured

Question 12

William Cobbet

Answer 12

• Produced political register
• Read by thousands
• Attacked the gov
• Attacked the tax system, pensioners, fundholders
• Working Class readers

Question 13

John Cartwright

Answer 13

• Argued for Manhood sufferage
• Campaigned through press
• Founded the Hampden clubs