Radicalism growing (LCS)

Question 1

What was the LCS?

Answer 1

An organisation set up to campaign for political reform

Question 2

What changes the LCS call for?

Answer 2

• People in GB were not adequately represented in parliament

- Opposition to violence and anarchy

Question 3

How successful were the LCS and others in calling for reform?

Answer 3

• Total membership went over 3000 in 1795
• Societies had weekly meetings and printed pamphlets
• 1793, 6000 members of the public signed a petition to say they supported the LCS

Question 4

How did the government respond?

Answer 4

Propertied classes formed loyalist associations they used anti - radical propaganda to counter the threat of the LCS by focusing on anti - French sentiment

Question 5

Why did the governments fear increase?

Answer 5

• Growth in support for radical societies

- Increased violence in France

Question 6

Which laws were passed to counter this threat posed by the LCS?

Answer 6

• The suspension of Habeas Corpus
• The treason Trials
• The royal proclamations against seditious writings and publications

Question 7

What was the effect of these legislations?

Answer 7

By the end of 1795 radicalism was silenced