The Hanoverians

Question 1

1.Who was the first Hanoverian King? And where was he from?

Answer 1

George I from Germany.

Question 2

2.general aspects of his reign

Answer 2

-spoke little English and wasn’t interested in england
-frequntly abroad specifically in Hanover

Question 3

3.What did the disinterest of George I bring?

Answer 3

-His minister were becoming more independent
-they met in a council called “THE CABINET” to make decisions

Question 4

4.Who was the first Prime Minister ?

Answer 4

• Robert Walpole,from the Whig party.
  -his government was one of the longest in english history
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Question 5

5.Characteristics of Walpole’s government?

Answer 5

-believed in peace and stability
opposed military expenses
promoted trade
reduced land taxes
restored trust in the established order

–) GOLDEN AgE

Question 6

6. Characteristics of the “Golden Age”?

Answer 6

-healthy political debate
-satire of corruption (Hogarth,Defoe,Swift)
-coffe houses became popular –) places for social networking and discussions
-middle class =social mobility
-upper class men went to travel in Europe “Grand Tour”–) influence of italian palladian Style

Question 7

7.The darker side of society

Answer 7

-poverty+hunger led to gin drinking
–) rise of a non conformist religious movement =METHODISM (John and Charles Weasley) =) stressed respectability and moral dignity + social work like charity and support of sick and poor

Question 8

8.Who was the second Hanoverian king? By what was his reign dominated?

Answer 8

-george II
-by 2 foreign wars

Question 9

9.The war of the Austrian succession

Answer 9

-Spanish pirates damaging British trade ( Walpole tried negotiation, but failed) –) war broke out in 1740 drawing Britain into an European conflict for the territory of Austria between AU and Pr.

-Walpole forced to resign in 1742,but Whigs remained in power

Question 10

10.To what did the absence of government troops lead?

Answer 10

-Jacobite rising in 1745.
(jacobites rebellions since the Glorious Revolution)
–9 defeated in the Battle of Culloden Moor –) no more Jacobite claims.

Question 11

11.Who became secretary of state(effectively Prime Minister) in 1756? What was his foreign policy like?

Answer 11

The Whig William Pitt
- foreign policy under Pitt was guided by MERCANTILIST TRADE + aimed at maintaining a favorable balance of power in Europe.

Question 12

12.the Second foreign war ?

Answer 12

The Seven years war: (1756-1763)
–) considered the first “world war” because it was fought in 3 continents.

Eng,Pr–)(– Fr,Sp,Ru

-Pitt sent massive military expedition to America in 1758 to fight against the French. Quebec taken in 1759
-by 1760 Britain controlled most of Canada and Montreal.

-war spread to India -

-George died and succeeded by George III