Radicalism: The Governments Response

Question 1

What does A stand for?

Answer 1

1793 Aliens Act - prevent French revolutionary agents entering Britain.

Question 2

What does H stand for?

Answer 2

Harbous Courpous - right to a fair trail suspended in 1794-1795 and 1798-1801.

Question 3

What does T and S stand for?

Answer 3

Treasonable Practices Act 1795 - covered speaking/writing and taxed newspapers.

Seditious Meetings Act 1795 - no meeting over 50 people, need permit from magistracy

Question 4

When was LCS banned?

Answer 4

1799

Question 5

What does C stand for?

Answer 5

Combinations Acts (1799 and 1800) - trade unions banned

Question 6

What does U stand for?

Answer 6

Act of Union (1800) :

• Ireland send MPs to Westminster
• Ireland into the UK.

Question 7

When was Irish Uprising?

Answer 7

1798

Question 8

Why were LCS and radicalists groups a threat?

Answer 8

• LCS started to have other branches open e.g Manny and Norwich
• Devoted leaders e.g Paine, Tooke, Hardy
• Powerful non-anglegian churches and radical MPs gave support
• 1795 economic issues led to riots

Question 9

Why were radicals not a threat?

Answer 9

• Local elite used church mobs to help protect
• Only a few radical MPs had little power
• LCS had 5000 members
• Radicals could only really send letters and meetings no other methods
• Most groups went underground after Pitt, and had government spies in LCS etc.

Question 10

Could the government have done better?

Answer 10

• England still faced radical danger e.g 1795 stone at King carriages
• 1797 Navy mutinies and Fox pro-revolution
• 1801 riots on food prices
• Ideas of the LCS continued on until the ban was lifted in 1824
• Attempted revolution in Ireland 1798

Question 11

What can be said in conclusion?

Answer 11

Pitts strong response + repressive policies were responsible for curbing radicalism in the 1790’s,

Could say a success due to NO revolution.