Whigs vs Tories 1832-46 Flashcards
Pressures for Change, the Luddites, ACLL, APLL, (8 cards)
How many years more were the 1834 Poor Laws extended by?
A further five years
When and was the Mines Act
1842, a response to the Royal Commission. Under 10s forbidden to work underground as well as women.
Factory Act
1844 Reduced working hrs for those under 13
Bank Charter Act
1844, Bank collapses, four of which occurred since 1819, were caused by banks over-issuing notes and debtors failing to repay, leading to bankruptcy. The issue was exacerbated by banks not holding gold reserves equal to the notes they issued.
Which Members made up Peel’s Cabinet
A Younger William Gladstone
Lord Aberdeen
Lord Stanley
Duke of Buckingham - Protectionist , a nod to the landed class
What did Peel Inherit from the 1841 General Election
A budget deficit from the Whigs
Economic Slump
Chartist agitation
What were the fusion of issues also known as
‘Condition of England Question’
Who was Sir Robert Peel
A modernising Tory, Met Police, Reforms the penal system
