20.U TU Most Significant Feature Of WC Protest 1785-1834 Flashcards
What are the 3 factors for this question?
Trade Union support, Violence, Radical Societies
Trade union support
When were the combination acts repealed?
1824
Trade Union Support
When did weavers in Wigan form an association to stop wage reduction? How many branches did this spread to in Lancashire by May 1799?
1799
14
Trade Union Support
When did the London Printers petition their masters for an increase in wages? How many signatures did they receive? Were they successful?
1793
539 Signatures
They were successful
Trade Union Support
By 1833, how many members did the Grand National have? When did they attempt a general strike? Why did they collapse?
1 million
1834
Only 16,000 members paid fees
Violence
When did Luddism begin? How long did it last?
1811
6 years
Violence
In February 1812, how many frames were destroyed by Luddites? How much monetary damage caused?
1000 frames
between £6000-£10,000
Violence
Which anti-luddite mill owner was murdered?
William Horsfield
Violence
How many troops were sent to Luddite active areas?
12,000
Violence
When were the Spa Field Riots? How many Rioters? What happened?
1816
200
March on tower of London
Violence
How much arson damage caused by the 1831 swing riots?
£100,000
Radical Societies
In the 1790s, how many was London Corresponding Society Membership?
What did they do?
Around 1000
Drew crowds of 100,000 at Copenhagen Fields
Radical Societies
When was the Peterloo Massacre? Who led the protest? How many protestors? How many killed?
1819
Henry Hunt
60,000
18 dead
Radical Societies
Between 1830-31, how many reform petitions were presented to parliament?
3000
Radical Societies
What was the BPU membership a blend of?
When was Days of May? How many people attended? What did it try and achieve?
Working and Middle Classes
1832
200,000
Tried to trigger a financial crisis
