Whig pressures Flashcards
Who were the Benthamites/ Utilitarians?
Group of people that believed “The greatest happiness for the greatest number”
They wanted to pressure the government to do things in the best interest of most of the country
Any law involving a Royal Commission involved the Benthamites, as they like things to be investigated properly before taking action.
What did the Benthamites do?
They wanted to pressure the government to do things in the best interest of most of the country
Any law involving a Royal Commission involved the Benthamites, as they like things to be investigated properly before taking action.
Name 2 famous Benthamites
Edwin Chadwick
Joseph Parkes
Who were the evangelicals?
Someone who went around and spread their religion
Who were the humanitarians?
Someone who looked out for the interest of the most vulnerable
What did the evangelicals/humanitarians want?
They wanted change for women and children in factories and coal mines and slavery abolished
What did the Whigs want?
They wanted the municipal cooperations voting system to change to allow more people to vote in town council elections more than just the rich so they can have more people able to vote.
What did the Irishmen want?
The Irish didn’t like the tithe to the Church of England and the friction between them and the Church of Ireland. They wanted better rights and less rights for English landlords
What did the non conformists want from the Whigs?
They wanted them to ask for civil and religious equality, and wanted their churches to have legally recognised weddings and issued birth certificates from non conformist churches
What did the Radicals want?
Increase franchise, a secret ballot and church reforms
What did the Millworkers want?
Better conditions for their children
Why were the Tory Ultras resistant to reform?
Didn’t want any change in church and state
Why were those with Peels conservatism resistant to reform?
Promised stability with little reform, and was a growing idea
Why were the CofE, West plantation and factory owners resistant to reform?
Didn’t want to decrease in profit or have their things taken from them
Why were the Orthodox political economy resistant to reform?
This was laissez-faire, and wanted individualism freedom from restrictions which was a popular idea.
Why were the voters resistant to reform?
Wanted a cheap government and less radical change
