Chapter 5 Flashcards
Who engaged in the debate over the benefits of the French Revolution?
Edmund Burke and Tom Paine
What was Thomas hardy arrested for?
Treason/ forming the London corresponding society
Who was Wolfe Tone ?
A young Protestant barrister from Dublin
What society did he help to found and what were their aims?
Society of united Irishmen - democracy in Ireland and equal rights for all
What have some historians nicknamed Pitt legislative attack on radical activity in Britain ?
Pitt terror
Why is it given this nickname?
His response was seen as repressive and an overreaction
How many employees did the home office have tasked with the enforcing the ban on seditious meeting ?
25
What is Habeas Corpus and what happened to it in 1794?
The right of the individual not to be detained illegally- it was suspended
Who were the agent provocateurs?
Government spies
One reason why 1797 was a particularly bad year
Predictions for the harvest were poor/ government facing a financial crisis / navy mutinied
