Tolpuddle Martyrs

Question 1

1. What county isTolpuddlein?

Answer 1

Dorset

Question 1

2. When did theTolpuddleMartyrs case occur?

Answer 1

1834

Question 2

3. How manyTolpuddleMartyrs were there?

Answer 2

6

Question 3

4. Who was the main martyr?

Answer 3

George Loveless

Question 4

5. Why were the martyrs arrested?

Answer 4

For swearing an illegal oath to form a trade union/friendlysociety to support each other in times of hardship

Question 5

6. How much was the average agricultural labourers’ wage?

Answer 5

10 shillings

Question 6

7. Why did the martyrsjoin together?

Answer 6

To support each other because their wages had fallen to 7shillings

Question 7

8. In what year were the Combination Acts repealed?

Answer 7

1824/5


Question 8

9. What was the name of the local landowner and magistrate who charged the martyrs?

Answer 8

JamesFrampton

Question 9

10. Why was the martyrs trial seen to be unjust?

Answer 9

All male landowning jury who employed the menand had reasons to convict them, only a2 daytrial

Question 10

11. What happened to theTolpuddleMartyrs?

Answer 10

Transported to Australia for 7 years where they werethen to be sold as slaves

Question 11

12. When were theTolpuddleMartyrs pardoned?

Answer 11

1836

Question 12

13. Why were the martyrs pardoned?

Answer 12

800,000 signed petition, rallies around the country, Hyde Parkrally,


Question 13

14. Which minister pardoned the martyrs?

Answer 13

Lord Russell as Home Secretary