The Great Reform Act Flashcards

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When was the great reform act

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1832

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What did the act state?

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Men whos homes had a lease of £10 or more per year got the vote.Seats must be created for MP’s in new industrial towns.Rotten Borough seats were removed.

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What were some downsides to the reform act

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Women still coulden’t vote,The working Class coulden’t vote.MPs were still not paid so goverment was still mostly owned by the upper class.Elections were still in open

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