Mock Revision Deck

Question 1

What were some of the earlier agents for change?

Answer 1

The Luddites

Question 2

What were slave owners given come the end of slavery?

Answer 2

Millions were paid in compensation to the slave owners

Question 3

In what year did the Anglican Church of Ireland’s dominate over the Catholic population

Answer 3

1834

Question 4

When did Grey resign?

Answer 4

1834 after he discovered attempts to dilute his Coercian Act by O’Connel

Question 5

i,e hand loom weavers

What groups soon came to join the Luddites

Answer 5

Hand loom weavers, Stocking Knitters, Croppers etc

Question 6

What was the name of Owen’s book

Answer 6

A new view of Society - beileived in improving chartachter by improving a persons living environment

Question 7

What is Luddism

Answer 7

The act of Machine breaking in response to Industrialisation

Question 8

What were the differences between Industrialisation and Slavery

Answer 8

Machinofacture would create far more profit
Plantations were still short of labour and thus were sent indentured labour from India

Question 9

What was discipline like amongst the Luddites

Answer 9

Somewhat para military- with oath taking and discipline

Question 10

What did the Benthamite Radicals advocate for

Answer 10

A philosphical group that advocated for the franchise

Was started by Jeremy Bentham
Franchise - The vote

Question 11

When did Slavery Officially end

Answer 11

1st August 1834

01/08/34

Question 12

How did the Government respond to Luddism

Answer 12

Arrests, transprtations, hangings ended the resistance and the decline of hand loom weavers and skilled croppers ontinued to rise

Question 13

What were some reasons for the passing of the 1832 Reform Act

Answer 13

Party Advantage
Was seen as a necessary measure after the Days of May

Question 14

Who was John Weasly

Answer 14

The founder of Mehodism an alternative to the CofE

CofE - Church of England

Question 15

i.e Wilberface

What were some individuals or groups that were a part of mc radicalism, post 1815

MC = Middle Class

Answer 15

Hampden Club
Independant- without any party -radical MPs
Wilberface
David Ricardo
Benthamite Radicals

Question 16

Who inspired the movement of machine breaking

Answer 16

Ned Ludd

Question 17

1812 action of the Luddites

What happened to William Horsfall

Answer 17

A wool manufacturer and and strong advocate of machines. He was murdered by the Luddites. As a consequence 60 stood trial and 3 were hung.

60 STOOD TRIAL, 3 HUNG

Question 18

i.e, south, or west etc…

In which region did Machine Breaking spread

Answer 18

North

Question 19

Who were some key figures of this emergent Socialism

two men

Answer 19

Robert Owen
David Ricardo

Question 20

What did Wilberface argue for

Ideology

Answer 20

The Abolishment of Slavery

Question 21

What did Lord Liverpools govt repeal in 1812

Answer 21

The Anti Dessenter Legislation and Methodist preachers were given the same as Anglican clergy

Question 22

When were the Jamaica Revolts

Answer 22

1831-2

Question 23

When was the Coercion Act passed

Answer 23

1833 Coercion act-
Curfews and protests were supressed

Question 24

What did many free slaves return as?

Answer 24

Apprentices

Question 25

Significance of the Reform Act | List them

Answer 25

strengthened Parliament refuced threats to the constitution commons gets its way over lords for the first time weakened the lords secured the whigs in power

Question 26

What number majority seats did the whigs hold over the Tories

Answer 26

300

Question 27

As a consequence of the 1832 Reform Act what did the redistribution of seats look like?

Answer 27

56 boroughs were disenfranchised 30 boroughs lost around 1 - 2 MPs 22 new boroughs were created in London, the Midlands and the North Birmingham, Manhester, Sheffield, Leeds and Bradford became Parliamentary constituencies for the first time 20 new single member boroughs were created | 143 seats redistributed Practice of allowing counties to have 2MPs ended

Question 28

What was the main belief of Methodism

Answer 28

That you can empower yourself and do good for society The belief in Society. It grew quickly and became the object of suspician by the authorities

Question 29

How was the question of Slavery sparked | inspired by...

Answer 29

Due to the rise in industrialisation taking over plantation wealth, many started to question the need for slavery, and the literate mc began to advocate against it | mc = middle class

Question 30

Where did Owen go in 1824 and when he returned what did he do

Answer 30

1824- Owen went to USA where producers would own the means of production. When eh returned to GB he set up early **Co-Op** and the `embroynic Trade Unions` movement

Question 31

What happened to the Stocking knitters

Answer 31

Nottinghamshire, they also joined the Machine Breaking

Question 32

1825- Relief and Tolerations Act

Answer 32

Gave Methodists the right to Worship

Question 33

When was Earl Grey elected?

Answer 33

The 1832 December election

Question 34

What did the 1832 Reform Act do | did and didn't do

Answer 34

Kept a property qualification to vote Elections could be held every 7 years A secret ballot still wasn't instigted MP's were still not paid Redistributed the seats and simplified the franchise qualification

Question 35

What were things provided by 'Owenism'

Answer 35

After work activities provided in institutions provided by 'Owenism' He put Children in school rather than work

Question 36

What did the **Croppers** do in 1812

Answer 36

Petitioned to Parliament but it failed

Question 37

What problems did Grey inherit upon entering office as PM

Answer 37

The Irish question Splits with the radical independants and the loss of his key ministers

Question 38

What did the Party system look like after the 1832 Reform Act

Answer 38

The Whigs became the mc party wc anger led to chartist movements although unintended- began the process of inevitable change in Britain | mc = middle class wc = working class

Question 39

What were the new voting qualifcations?

Answer 39

In boroughs: £10 male householders could vote In counties: 40 shilling freeholder qualifications Adults leasing land of £50 got the vote | freeholder = landowner leasing = renting

Question 40

What did Russel suggest

Answer 40

That the surplus Anglican funds be used to educate the Irish Poor

Question 41

What were some ideas of the Emergent Socialism

Answer 41

That the value of a product should have some relationship to the cost of its labour, thus questions began to exist as to if the workplace was being fairly treated

Question 42

What did Lord Sidmouth attempt to intoduce in 1811 | A bill

Answer 42

Lord Sidmouth attempted get 'Dissenters' to have a license but the bill was withdrawn

Question 43

Which party passed the 1832 Reform Act

Answer 43

The Whigs

Question 44

When were the Poor Laws passed?

Answer 44

1834

Question 45

What did the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 do?

Answer 45

Abolished outdoor relief for the able Indoor relief established- basically a workhouse