Organised protest in the 19th century

Question 1

Corn Laws

Answer 1

Used to control the price of wheat due to foreign imports. Made bread more expensive - hurting the poor but benefiting the rich

Question 2

Anti-Corn law league

Answer 2

Organised protests using pamphlets and meeting. Led by John Bright and Richard Cobden who became MPs and won the support of the Prime Minister, Robert Peel. Following a famine, Peel was able to repeal the corn laws

Question 3

Anti-Corn law league significance

Answer 3

First time Government acted in the interests of the poor rather than the rich

Question 4

Anti slavery society

Answer 4

Led by William Wilberforce who challenged slavery through meeting, pamphlets, petitions and speeches to parliament. Many member were quakers or motivated by other religion.

Question 5

Abolition of slavery

Answer 5

Slavery was abolished due to a combination of the anti slavery society, slave rebellions threatening the lives of plantation owners and the price of sugar falling meaning it was too expensive to keep slaves

Question 6

Robert Owen

Answer 6

Introduced the eight hour day and opened a school for his child workers

Question 7

Titus Salt

Answer 7

Built an entire functioning town for his workers

Question 8

George Cadbury

Answer 8

Created a town called Bourneville with pensions, workers committees and a welfare scheme

Question 9

Factory act 1833

Answer 9

Limited the hours children could work

Question 10

Mines act 1842

Answer 10

Banned women and children form working in mines. Many families were unhappy as it limited their income