Chartism failure

Question 1

When was the first Chartist petition?

Answer 1

May 1839

Question 2

How many signatures were collected in the first petition? (May 1839)

Answer 2

1.2 million signatures

Question 3

How many votes did the first petition (May 1839) get rejected by in parliament?

Answer 3

235 to 46

Question 4

When was the second Chartist Petition?

Answer 4

April 1842

Question 5

How many signatures did the second petition get? (April 1842)

Answer 5

3.3 million

Question 6

What was the reason for the supporters of the second petition? (April 1842)

Answer 6

Reinvigorated cause due to economic recession.

Question 7

How many members of parliament rejected the second petition? (April 1842)

Answer 7

287 votes to 49

Question 8

When was the third petition?

Answer 8

1848

Question 9

How many signatures did the third petition have?

Answer 9

5.7 million signatures

Question 10

Who was put in charge of dealing with the 1848 petition?

Answer 10

Duke of Wellington

Question 11

How many special constables did the Duke of Wellington create to deal with the Chartists?

Answer 11

150,000

Question 12

Following which Chartist protest was O’connor declared insane?

Answer 12

1848

Question 13

What did the New Move chartists set out to do?

Answer 13

Tried to stress the link between Chartism and Education

Question 14

What does NAPIP stand for?

Answer 14

National Association for Promoting Social and Political Improvement of the People

Question 15

When did Lovett set up NAPIP?

Answer 15

1841

Question 16

How many members did NAPIP have?

Answer 16

500 max

Question 17

Which two Christians were prominent in local governments for supporting Chartism?

Answer 17

Hobson - Leeds
Ironside - Sheffield

Question 18

Who invented The Land Plan?

Answer 18

O’Connor

Question 19

How much were shares for the Land Plan sold at per week?

Answer 19

3d per week

Question 20

What was the money from The Land Plan used for?

Answer 20

Purchasing land that could then be distributed among the members

Question 21

How many subscribers did The Land Plan have?

Answer 21

70,000

Question 22

How much money was raised by The Land Plan?

Answer 22

£100,000

Question 23

How many people ended up with land from The Land Plan?

Answer 23

Only 250

Question 24

When was the Newport Rising protest?

Answer 24

1839

Question 25

What was the Newport Rising Protest over?

Answer 25

South wales had horrific living and working conditions.

Question 26

How many Chartists were killed by open fire at the Newport Rising protest?

Answer 26

20 (50 wounded)

Question 27

Where did the Plug riots occur?

Answer 27

Staffordshire Cheshire Yorkshire

Question 28

What happened during the plug riots?

Answer 28

500,000 workers went on strike and removed the plugs from factory boilers

Question 29

How many English and Welsh counties were affected by Sep 1842?

Answer 29

15

Question 30

What was the NCA?

Answer 30

National Chartist Association

Question 31

When was the NCA formed?

Answer 31

July 1840 Manchester

Question 32

By April 1842 how many branches of NCA?

Answer 32

401

Question 33

How many member did NCA have?

Answer 33

70,000

Question 34

Why did the NCA fail?

Answer 34

Lack of money from supporters -> most couldn’t afford subscription fees

Question 35

What does CSU stand for?

Answer 35

Complete Suffrage Union

Question 36

When was the CSU formed and who by?

Answer 36

1842 Joseph Sturge

Question 37

How many branches of CSU by April 1842?

Answer 37

50

Question 38

What did the CSU aim to do?

Answer 38

Encourage greater cooperation between moral force and physical force chartism

Question 39

Who opposed CSU?

Answer 39

O’Connor

Question 40

Who were the 5 Chartist leaders?

Answer 40

Lovett, Place, Atwood O’Connor, Frost