CM 3

Question 1

When was created the voting system that last until 1832 ?

Answer 1

1689 with the Bill of Rights

Question 2

What were the two types of constituency ? What were they representing ?

Answer 2

• Counties = representing land owners
• Boroughs = representing trade interests and merchants

Question 3

What were the “rotten” or “pocket” boroughs ?

Answer 3

Boroughs that barely had any voters = alaways had the same MP

Question 4

Who could vote before 1832 ? What were the problems ?

Answer 4

People owning a land witth a value of 40 shillings (since 1430s and Henry VI)
= never adjusted to inflation
= power was owned by aristocracy only

Question 5

When was the Peterloo Massacre ? What happened ?

Answer 5

16 August 1819, working class pacifically met to ask for an extension of the vote, army killed 15 people

Question 6

What were the reactions to the Peterloo Massacre ?

Answer 6

Leaders were killed, people were outraged but the Prime Minister supported the army

Question 7

What Acts were passed after the Peterloo Massacre ?

Answer 7

The Six Acts, preventing public disturbances

Question 8

What wre the three visions opposing themselves at the time ?

Answer 8

• Tories
• Whigs
• Radicals

Question 9

What was the Tories’ opinion on the extension of vote ? Why ?

Answer 9

Didn’t want to expand it cause afraid of the French Revolution and how it could spread in Britain if masses were given the right to vote, didn’t trust middle class

Question 10

What happened in July 1830 ? What were the consequences ?

Answer 10

Swing Riots (agricultural movement of revolt) = were hanged

Question 11

What did the death of Goerge IV cause ?

Answer 11

Dissolution of Parliament = new election = debate on a potential reform = creation of pro reform rallys

Question 12

What was the strategy of the pro reformers ? Did it work ?

Answer 12

• Alliance between working class and middle class, creation of the Birmingham Political Union
• BUT Tories won

Question 13

What was the Whigs’ opinion on the extension of vote ? Why ?

Answer 13

Were favorable cause believed that reforms could prevent revolts and the class alliance, believed that Parliament should represent people with property (middle class) and not only old aristocracy

Question 14

What was the Radicals’ opinion on the extension of vote ? Why ?

Answer 14

Were favorable, believed everyone should be allowed to vote (“1 man 1 vote”). Were influenced by the French revolution and American Revolution

Question 15

Who were the Radicals ?

Answer 15

Artisants, craftmen, skilled workers (were skilled before the Industrial Revolution)

Question 16

What were the Gagging Acts ?

Answer 16

Acts limiting the size of meetings (50 people), had to have a license to meet in public

Question 17

What party won in 1832 ?

Answer 17

Whigs

Question 18

Did the House of Lords coperate with the new government ? What were the consequences ?

Answer 18

No, they refused to pass the drafted Acts = Rust Riots in Bristol, army massacred people

Question 19

Why did Tories finnaly accepted to pass the Acts ?

Answer 19

William IV threatened to nenew the House of Lords with Whigs

Question 20

What were the limits of the Reform Act of 1832 ?

Answer 20

• Limitied the vote to land owners = only 20% of men could vote
• No secret ballot = corruption
• Still a lot of aristocrats in Parliament (71% in 1832)