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General Knowledge Chartism Flashcards

1
Q

What were the Chartists aims?

A

By obtaining representation they hoped to improve the economic conditions of working people

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2
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The ‘People’s Charter’ called for

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  • equal representation
  • universal manhood suffrage for those over 21 years old
  • annual parliaments
  • the removal of property qualifications for MPs
  • a sector ballot
  • payment of MPs
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3
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When was the London Working Men’s Association founded and by who ?

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1836 - William lovett

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4
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When was the first chartist national convention?

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1839

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5
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How many signatures did the 1st petition get in 1839?

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Nearly 1.3 million

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6
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How much was the first chartist petition rejected by?

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235-46

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7
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How many miners clashed with troops after the petition was rejected outside the Westgate hotel in Newport?

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5000

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8
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How many Chartists were arrested between 1839-1841

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500

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9
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How many subscribers did Feargus o ‘ Connor land plan get in 1845

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70,000

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10
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How many signatures did the the third rejected petition get?

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5 million

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How many constables we’re drafted to stop unrest at Kensington Common?

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150,000

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12
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When were the strongest years of chartism and economic hardship?

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1839, 1842, 1848

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13
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When was the 10 hours act passed?

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1847

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14
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When we’re the Corn Laws repealed?

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1846

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15
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formation of the London working mens association

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1836

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16
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causes of chartism

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  • impact of poor law
  • disappointment of the Reform Act
  • trade depression, unemployment and hunger
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17
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factory act

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1833

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18
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new poor law

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1834

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19
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impact of new poor law

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  • abolished outdoor relief so that poor relief would only be available in workhouses and made conditions in workhouse very unpleasant
  • demonstrated the lack of control working class people had over their own lives
  • O,Connor established Norther Star
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20
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What and when was the Municipal Corporations?

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extended the vote for local councils to rate payers - 1835

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21
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By summer of 183_ there were _ out of work or on short time in Manchester

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1837

50,000

22
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national chartist convention

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1839

23
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by 1839 northern star was selling _ copies

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50,000

24
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Middle class delegates resigned in protest at speeches made by O’Connor and other Chartists that hinted at the use of physical force

A

may 1839

25
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What happened in 1839 in Birmingham?

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  • Police broke up a peaceful Chartist meeting which led to a fortnight of rioting (example of poor gov response)
  • lovett criticised use of ‘unconstitutional force’
26
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Newport Rising

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1839

27
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Peel’s social reform

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  1. 1842 Mines Act
  2. 1844 Factory Act
  3. 1846 Repeal of the Corn Law
28
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National Charter Association established

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1840

29
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Plug riots

A

1842

30
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How many people have been put on trial for Chartist related activity by 184_

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1842, 1500

31
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Economic Depression

A

1847-48

32
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Kennington Common

A

1848

33
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What was the Kennington Common? How did the government prepare?

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a mass meeting outside Kennington Common to present petition
gov had 150,000 special constables recruited in anticipation of trouble

34
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what was the factory act

A

restriction on the hours that children could work in factories

35
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What was the negative impact of the municipal corporations act ?(1835)

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it excluded the wc from participating in local government because to be a ratepayer, one had to won property which very few of the wc did

36
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workhouse

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place where those who were unable to look after themselves had to go for food and shelter

37
Q

what was the majority of the chartists made up of?

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craftsmen and skilled workers 
(suggesting it was a class movement?
38
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by the end of 1839 how many chartists were arrested?

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476

39
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Breakdown of the 476 chartists arrested

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160 textile workers
120 craftsmen (1/4 a shoemaker)
49 labourers
39 miners

40
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Northern Star

A

a newspaper that campaigned for better wages and conditions for workers, started to support The People’s Charter

41
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The 1830s and 1840s were a time of?

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falling living and working standards for many working class people, and the Charter became the focus for their hopes and protests

42
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What was the population of Great Britain when the 1848 petition had almost 6 million signatures?

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26.9 million (almost 20% of the population signed the petition- showed that parliament was prepared to ignore the views of a huge number of its people which went against the basic idea that a parliament existed to represent the people

43
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When was the first chartist petition?

A

1839

44
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When was the second chartist petition?

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1842

45
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When was the third chartist petition?

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1848

46
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sacred month

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a general strike and protest meetings that turned into fights with the local authorities

47
Q

how many people died after the Newport Rising?

A

over 20

48
Q

The land plan

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1845

49
Q

What was the Land plan?

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it was designed to give working class families the opportunity to own their own land and live in a rural community away from the struggles of urban life

50
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In 1848 how many subscribers did the Land Plan set up?

A

70,000

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