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Power and the people - AQA GCSE History > Unit 3 1800- Present day uprsings > Flashcards

Unit 3 1800- Present day uprsings Flashcards

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1
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Who did 100,000 working class people go to see in 1819?

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Henry Hunt

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2
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Who arrived while Henry Hunt was talking?

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Cavalry

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3
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How many people were injured and killed in the Peterloo massacre?

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Over 600 injured and 15 killed

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4
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What was wrong with the voting system the the early 1800’s?

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No secret ballot
MPs weren’t evenly spread out
People could be bribed for their votes

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5
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Which party wanted reform in 1832?

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The Whigs

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What is the house of commons?

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A group of elected MPs who debated and made new laws

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What is the House of Lords?

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A group of unelected who debated new laws made by the House of Commons

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8
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How many times did Earl Grey try to pass the Great Reform Act through the House of Lords?

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Three times

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How did Earl Grey finally get the Great Reform Act through the House of Lords?

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He asked King William IV to replace the Tory Lords with Whig lords

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What were the 5 main acts of the Great Reform Act?

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56 very small towns lost their MP
30 small towns lost one MP
Large towns and cities gained MPs
People who earned £150 a year could vote
Voters increased from 235,000 to 652,000
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Why didn’t the working class like the Great Reform Act?

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They didn’t like the Great Reform Act as it didn’t give them the vote as they only earned around £50 a year

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12
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What proportion of people could vote in 1832?

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1 in 7

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What 6 things did the Chartists want?

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  1. Secret ballots
  2. Wages for MPs
  3. Votes for all men
  4. Equal sized constituencies
  5. An election every year
  6. No property qualifications to be able to vote
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14
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Who led the chartists first?

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William Lovett

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Who led the chartists after William Lovett?

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Feargus O’Connor

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16
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What did William Lovett believe in?

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Peaceful methods of protesting

17
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What did Feargus O’Connor believe in?

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Violent methods of protesting

18
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How did the Chartists fail in the short term?

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Strong parliamentary opposition
Divided leadership of Lovett and O’Connor
None of their demands were met when they were disbanded

19
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How did the Chartists succeed in the long term?

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5 out of 6 of their aims were achieved in the next 50 yrs
Secret ballot was the biggest reform in the 19th century
Inspired other movements

20
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Who led the Tolpuddle Martyrs?

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George Loveless

21
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Who were the Tolpuddle Martyrs?

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A group of six who campaigned for better pay in the countryside They did this by starting a union to landowners

22
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Why did the landowners not have to listen the Tolpuddle Martyrs?

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The landowners could just get rid of the Martyrs as there were lots of people trying to get jobs in the countryside

23
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What were the challenges of living in the countryside?

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You were only paid 6 shillings a week

24
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Why were the Tolpuddle Martyrs arrested?

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The Tolpuddle Martyrs were arrested because they made a secret oath which was illegal

25
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How were the Tolpuddle Martyrs punished?

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The Tolpuddle Martyrs were sent to Australia for 7 years of hard labour

26
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How did the public react to the Tolpuddle Martyrs?

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The public reacted by campaigning for the return of the Tolpuddle Martyrs until they came home on 11th March 1836

27
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What movement did William Wilberforce lead?

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The Anti-Slavery movement

28
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What did the Abolition act of 1833 do?

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Freed all slaves under 6 and promised freedom to all slaves in the next four years

29
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How was slave resistance important in the abolition movement?

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Put pressure on the land owners to release the slaves from captivity

30
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How old were children that worked with machines?

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As young as 4 years old

31
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Who made the most change in the factories?

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Robert Owen

32
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How did Robert Owen change the factories?

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He made factory owners give children 8 hours work, 8 hours recreation and 8 hours rest

33
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How were the factory and mine acts significant?

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These acts made it so that children worked shorter hours in the factories and weren’t allowed in the mines

34
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What were the corn laws?

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Tariffs that made imported food and grain more expensive

35
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Was the anti-corn law league successful?

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Yes as the corn laws were repealed in 1846 and the price of corn fell so the normal population could afford it again

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