Suffrage Movement

Question 1

When was the peterloo massacre?

Answer 1

16th august 1819

Question 2

Who was the main speaker at peterloo before the massacre?

Answer 2

Henry hunt

Question 3

What was Chartism?

Answer 3

Chartism was the reform act that demanded changes in the way voting took place in the 19th century.

Question 4

Chartist demands name four)

Answer 4

-Vote for all men over 21
-No property qualification for MPs
-The ballot (no more public voting)
-Payment for MPs

Question 5

When were women allowed the vote in county and borough elections?

Answer 5

1888

Question 6

Women got the vote because…

Answer 6

-War effort
-change in prime minister
-politics (laws had to change after the war)
-suffrage movement
-other countries give women vote
-impact of the war

Question 7

When could married women with property vote?

Answer 7

1918

Question 8

When could all men and women over 21 vote?

Answer 8

1928

Question 9

When was the voting age lowered to 18?

Answer 9

1969

Question 10

When was WW1?

Answer 10

1914-1918