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Tories

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Supported the king and the Church of England. They wanted to reserve power for the king.

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The term ‘Tory’

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Derogatory term from Irish origin meaning Catholic outlaws who lived in bog countries

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Whigs

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Supporters of religious liberty and parliament. They were responsible for ousting James 2 from the throne in 1688. They want power for parliament then the king

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Radicals

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Word used to describe some tories and whigs.
Extreme and want major reform

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Franchise

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Those eligible to vote

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How many people could vote?

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11%

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Who couldn’t vote?

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Women
Under 21
Vast majority of working and middle class men

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Who could become mp?

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Until 1858 MPs had to be land owners

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Constituency

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Geographical area of voting where 2 MPs are sent to parliament

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How many mps could county’s send

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2

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Who could vote in countys?

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Men who owned land/property worth 40 shillings a year in rent.

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Who could vote in boroughs?

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No uniform voting qualification. Different rules on who could vote depending where you lived.
•potwallopers
•All freeman
•burgages
•Scot and lot

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How many votes in Liverpool during 1700s?

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Over 5000

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Rotten boroughs

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Small boroughs where corrupt voting occurred by small groups.

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Example of rotten borough

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Old Salem - voters were bribed

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Pocket boroughs

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Landowners manipulated workers and controlled elections.

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Ludittes

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1811-1816
Economic
Destroyed machinery - unemployment

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Spa Fields

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1816
Political
Tower of London riots/extremist group spenceans/revolution

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The March of the Blanketeers

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1817

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The Pentrich Rising

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1817
Political

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The Peterloo Massacre

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1819
Political and Economic

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The Cato Street Conspiracy

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1820
Political

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Swing Riots

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1830
Economic

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Merthyr Rising

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1831
Economic

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Tolpuddle Martyrs
1834 Economic
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Rebecca Riots
1839 - 1843 Economic
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When was the aliens act
1793
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When was the suspension of Haebus Corpus
1794
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When was the public meetings act
1795
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When were corresponding societies made illegal
1796
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When were the combinations acts
1799
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When were government spies used and when was the death penalty given for breaking machines
1812
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When was the defence of the realm act
1798
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Who was John Wilkes
MP for Middlesex/ North Britain newspaper/ reformer
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Who was Christopher Wyvill?
clergyman for Yorkshire
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What did Wyvill find?
Yorkshire Association in 1779
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Problems with the election
Outdated (300years)/boroughs/bribery
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When did Pitt attempt parliamentary reform?
1783 and 1785
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When was Pitt PM
1783
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Why was Pitt's attempts unsuccessful?
Reformers not united/focus on economic reform George 3 opposed/fear of losing seats
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Why did Pitt oppose reforms in 1790s?
Fearful of revolution/focus on financial reform/focused on wars in France
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What did Pitt want at the start of his leadership?
moderate reform
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Why was Pitt's reform attempts significant?
Closest we got to reform in half a century/encouraged societies and campaigns
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When did French rev start?
1789
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When was the Terror?
1793
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When was King Louis xvi executed?
1793
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How many died in the terror?
30,000
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What was the Aliens Act?
regulated number of refugees fleeing from the revolution to Britain
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What was the suspension of Haebus Corpus?
Anyone could be arrested and held merely on suspicion of committing crime
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What was the public meetings act?
Banned meetings of over 50 who planned petition/demonstration against King/parliament
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What happened on the 29th October 1795?
King booed/shouted at while attending theatre
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Name a reform group
London Corresponding Society
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When was the naval mutiny?
1797
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What was the combinations act?
prohibited trade unions
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What were Jacobins?
Supporters of French Revolution
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Who was Thomas Paine?
Supported French rev and demanded radical political reform/Rights of Man
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When did Britain go to war with France
1793 - 1815
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When were the corn laws?
1815
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When was the game laws
1816
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When was income taxed introduced
1799
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When did Pitt resign and then comeback
1801 and 1804
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When did Liverpool become PM?
1812
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What party was Liverpool?
Conservative
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When did Wellington become PM?
1828
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When did Earl Grey become PM?
1830
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What party is Grey?
Whig
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When was Peel PM?
1834 - 1835 then 1841
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When was Melbourne PM?
1835
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When was Russel PM?
1846
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When was Gladstone PM?
1868
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When was Disraeli PM?
1868
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What did Liverpool introduce?
Repressive roles
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What were the Gag acts 1817
Treason Act and seditious meetings act
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What were the repressive policies Liverpool gave?
Six acts and gag acts
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Radical Individuals
Henry Hunt and William Cobbett
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Name a radical club
Hampden Clubs
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Radical publications
Black Dwarf/Black book
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When did Liberal tories start to be introduced?
After 1822
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What were the reasons for liberal tory reform?
More middle class MPs/social economic improvements/Castlereagh/Queen Caroline
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Liberal Tory reforms
Huskisson's free trade reforms/repeal of combination laws/Peels Law and Order reforms/Religious reforms
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What was Huskinssons free trade reforms?
Made goods cheaper for people/removed trade restrictions/modified corn laws
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What were Peel's law and order reforms?
Penal code reform/Jails Act 1823/Met police Act 1829
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What were the religious reforms?
Repeal of test and corporation act 1828/Catholic Emancipation Act 1829
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Why were liberal tory reforms significant?
Progressive and had long-term effects
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What was the governments actions to Spa Fields?
Responded with force/suspended Habeas corpus/Gag Acts 1817
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Why was there demand for reform in the 1830s?
Fair rep wanted/Economic slump/death of George IV/Trade unions/rev in Europe/Passing Catholic Emancipation
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What union put pressure for reform in 1830s?
Birmingham Political union
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What did swing riots persuade?
Great Reform Act 1832
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How GRA changed franchise
disenfranchised 56 boroughs/broadened property qualification
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How GRA changed representation
Middle class can vote/more seats given to boroughs that never had an MP
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What were swing riots?
Agricultural workers that Smashed and threatened because of tithe system and low wages
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What did swing riots lead to?
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834
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What was Merthyr rising?
Working class/coal miners that stormed the towns armed and destroyed account books
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Who were the Tolpuddle Martyrs
labourers/agricultural, because of low wages formed group to demand higher wages to Frampton the landowner
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Name of Tolpuddle group
Friendly society of Agricultural workers
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Political protests
Spa Fields/The pentrich rising/Peterloo massacre/Cato Street Conspiracy
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Economic protests
The ludittes/March of Blanketeers/Peterloo/Tolpuddle/Rebecca riots/merthyr rising/swing riots
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Social protests
Ludittes/Tolpuddle
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What was Peel's manifesto called?
Tamworth manifesto
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Anti corn law MPs
Richard Cobden and John Bright

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