1) Towards Chartism Flashcards
(43 cards)
What was the overall effect of the GRA?
To join the shopocrats and the whiggocrats in the mutual cause of quelling the rising spirit of democracy,
Who did the act favour?
People who owned property
Which association did Lovett form?
London Working Men’s association in 1836
Wo did the LWMA help to elect in 1838
O’Connell and Roebuck
What was the LWMA after?
- Equal representation
- Universal manhood suffrage
- Annual parliamentary elections
- Removal of property qualifications for MPs.
- Secret Ballots.
- Payment of MPs
Name three types of people who were typically involved in Chartism in large numbers
- Women
- Irish
- Middle class
Name another association
Birmingham Charter Association
What was the divide between two types of chartist
-Moral
-Physical
force chartism
When was the Chartist’s first national convention
1839
Who were after the use of pamphlets and petitions?
Lovett and Atwood.
Who wanted to loom the threat of armed revolution and strikes?
O’Connor, O’Brien and Harney
How much higher than 1819 were the wheat prices in 38?
64%
What was the reason for this?
Bad harvests from 38 to 41
When was the peak of the chartist movement
41-42, coinciding with high unemployment
When was the irish potato famine?
40s
What happened in the 50s when the economy improved?
Many left for New Model Unions
What other factor was there?
Industrialisation- economic exploitation and rapid change
Where were the regional concentrations of chartism and what does this coincide with?
-West riding
-South Lancashire
Both underwent rapid industrialisaiton
Chartists concentrated in industrial cities
What were most female chartists employed in?
Textiles
Where was Chartism almost non-existent?
Rural lancashire
Which economic policy were they unhappy with?
Laissez-faire policies
Brindle and Padiham were notable for what?
Militant radicalism
What contradicts this argument?
North-East England and West Scotland had strong ship-building industry which means it was not all economic
Who were two main influences of political chartism?
- Wollstonecraft and Paine
- Natural rights and emancipation
