britain reform

Question 1

what were elections like before any reform

Answer 1

only 5% could vote, 2/3 of elections were uncontested and corruption was common

Question 2

what was the role of newspapers

Answer 2

there were 13 daily ones in london and they helped to politicise the working class

Question 2

how much did paines book sell

Answer 2

the rights of man and 200k copies by 1793

Question 3

how did the government unfairly use tax

Answer 3

they abolished income based tax in 1816 and used indirect tax instead on basic goods

Question 4

what happened to reverend thomas palmer during the reign of terror

Answer 4

7 years transportation for encouraging people to read rights of man

Question 5

peterloo massacre

Answer 5

henry hunt talking had crowd of 60k, yeomanry sent to arrest him, got swarmed, 15th hussars saved them and killed 11

Question 6

cato street conspiracy

Answer 6

plan led by arthur thistlewood to assasinate lord liverpools cabinet, george edwards spy got them executed

Question 7

the six acts

Answer 7

government reaction to protests, banned paramilitary training, put duty on newspapers and restricted public meetings further

Question 8

BPUs first demonstration

Answer 8

1831- raised 15k crowd that had combination of middle and working class pressure

Question 9

days of may plans and outcome

Answer 9

1832- reform groups planned to simultaneously withdraw money and stop paying taxes, scared the lords enough to push the law through

Question 10

benefits from the 1832 great reform act

Answer 10

56 boroughs disenfranchised, men in boroughs could vote with property worth £10, contested seats increased from 30-50%

Question 11

failures from the 1832 great reform act

Answer 11

there were still 2 parties, still too expensive for middle/ working class to be an MP and votes public so still intimidation

Question 12

what were the chartists petitions and signatures

Answer 12

1838- 1.2 million
1842- 3.3 million
1848- 5.7 million but only 2 million were real
all failed

Question 13

what happened with the national charter association

Answer 13

formed in 1840, gained 70k members in 2 years but failed soon after from lack of funds since people couldn’t afford the membership

Question 14

the hyde park riots

Answer 14

the reform league held a meeting and 200k flooded the park, it ended peacefully and gained them support

Question 15

1867 reform act

Answer 15

all male householders in boroughs could vote, added 1 mill new voters, now a working class majority in towns

Question 16

successes and failures of 1867 reform act

Answer 16

politicians realised the need for campaigning and actually appealing to the people but plural voting still existed- if someone had land in different boroughs and counties they get more votes