Reforms - post 1822

Question 1

What happened to duties?

Answer 1

They decreased on items, many of which were used in the British Industry, such as cotton, raw silk and wool, iron, copper, zinc and tin

Question 2

What happened to the rules on trade to the British Empire?

Answer 2

Britain removed its restrictions on trade with the British Colonies and reduced the duty on goods from the colones to encourage trade

Question 3

What happened to the Navigation Laws?

Answer 3

These were put in place to restrict the Dutch in trading, but then only harmed Britain so it was changed

Question 4

What is the Reciprocity of Duties Act?

Answer 4

In 1823 this allowed foreign ships to enter Britain on the same bases as British ships to reduces the cost of importing British manufactured goods and a gesture of goodwill

Question 5

What were the sliding scale of duties on imported wheat?

Answer 5

In 1828 they modified the Corn Laws to allow foreign wheat without any duty when British wheat price reached 73s a quarter

Question 6

What is the Bank Act?

Answer 6

In 1826 the government tried to stop the number banknotes issues and increasing the size of banks to create greater stability and more confidence

Question 7

What happened to private banks and bank notes?

Answer 7

They couldn’t print out bank notes worth more than £5

Question 8

What happened to the combination laws?

Answer 8

In 1800 these were made to ban trade unions, but then it was repealed in 1824.

Question 9

What were the limitations on the trade unions?

Answer 9

In 1825 the trade unions aren’t allowed to disrupt workers or persuade anyone into the trade unions.
This changed happened because there were many trade unions and strikes

Question 10

What happened to the Penal code?

Answer 10

These are the laws that dictate who is killed by capital punishment and which go from 200 to 20

Question 11

When were public hangings banned?

Answer 11

1860s

Question 12

What happens to convicts?

Answer 12

sent to Australia

Question 13

What was the Gaols Act?

Answer 13

In 1823 this improved jail conditions, made women guards for women prisoners, jailors were paid instead of being bribed, prisoners were seen by doctors and chaplains and the prisons were checked 3 times a year

Question 14

What is the Metropolitan Police Force?

Answer 14

In 1829 constables were paid and there were 1000 in London who were under the control of the control of a commissioner and had its headquarters in Scotland Yard.
They differed from the military by uniform

Question 15

How did the police force spread?

Answer 15

It started in London in 1829 then spread to each county and all counties had police in the 1850’s

Question 16

Why was the Corn law put in place?

Answer 16

It was motivated by Huskinson pushing the fact that Britain depended on European trade being open and they didn’t want to help other farmers profit from them such a foreign cotton spinners

Question 17

Why was the repeal of the Combination laws put in place?

Answer 17

A tailor convinced the government that people only were in illegal trade groups because it was illegal and they only wanted political power not any economic reform and would stop after trade unions were legal again.

Question 18

Why was the financial reform put in place?

Answer 18

It was to take out £1 and £2 notes to decrease the inflation because they were the most popular kind of money

Question 19

Why were the more liberal laws put in place in general?

Answer 19

To stop ordinary people from feeling sympathetic to radical causes and to give in to some demands from the radicals

Question 20

Why was the penal reform put in place?

Answer 20

Judges were already freeing or lessening crimes that they thought were petty and the government still wanted these people to be punished so lightened the sentences.

Question 21

Why was the police act put in place?

Answer 21

It was to stop having spies and for more ordinary people to survey others

Question 22

Why was the Gaols Act put in place?

Answer 22

Less common religious groups such as quakers like Elizabeth Fry, evangelicals and congregationalists disliked jails and thought that they should be more for repent and changing the prisoners rather than punishing them.