Reforms in Britain 1832-1885
Quick mindmap of the different reforms
- Created by: Amy_MaeB
- Created on: 04-04-14 13:07
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- Reforms 1832-85
- 1832
- Causes
- Foreign influence e.g. French revolution 1789
- Revolutionary atmosphere e.g. Peterloo 1819 Swing riots 1830
- Outdated system- poor seat distribution, over representation, growth of industrialism
- Middle class were demanding the vote
- Corrupt system- treating, bribery and violence
- Party advantage- help the Whigs gain power
- Continuities
- Plural voting
- No payment for MPs
- No universal suffrage
- Some rotton boroughs
- No secret ballot
- Changes
- Loss of some rotten boroughs
- Fairer seat distribution
- Middle class got the vote
- More party organisation e.g. reform and carlton club
- Parties had to campaign for the vote e.g. Tamworth Manifesto 1834 Lichfield Compact 1835
- Some working class lost the vote
- Chartism
- People's Charter
- No land qualification for MPs
- Payment for MPs
- Universal manhood suffrage
- Secret ballot
- Annual elections
- Moral force chartists
- Francis Place
- William Lovett
- Henry Hetherington
- Physical force chartists
- Feargus O'Connor
- Northern Star
- Chartist MP for Nottingham
- Land plan
- Chartist Land Company- 1845
- James Stephens
- George Harney
- Feargus O'Connor
- Plug riots- 1842 following bad harvests
- Newport Rising- 1839
- Kennington Common- 1848
- People's Charter
- Chartism
- Chartism
- People's Charter
- No land qualification for MPs
- Payment for MPs
- Universal manhood suffrage
- Secret ballot
- Annual elections
- Moral force chartists
- Francis Place
- William Lovett
- Henry Hetherington
- Physical force chartists
- Feargus O'Connor
- Northern Star
- Chartist MP for Nottingham
- Land plan
- Chartist Land Company- 1845
- James Stephens
- George Harney
- Feargus O'Connor
- Plug riots- 1842 following bad harvests
- Newport Rising- 1839
- Kennington Common- 1848
- People's Charter
- Causes
- 1867
- Causes
- Personal gain
- Disraeili over Gladstone
- Adulamites and Disraeli defeated Gladstone's Bill
- Disraeili over Gladstone
- Death of Lord Palmerstone
- Blocked reforms for Liberals
- Gladstone wanted to enfranchise skilled artisans
- Popular pressure
- NRU and NRL
- Way of gaining party popularity
- Personal gain
- Changes
- All male householdersa in boroughs can vote
- Mostly working class
- Pendulum politics
- Emphasis put on social reform e.g. education healthcare
- Mostly working class
- More bribery
- Party organisation improved
- NLF
- NUCCA
- All male householdersa in boroughs can vote
- Continuities
- No universal suffrage
- Plural voting
- No reformation of the house of lords and monarchy
- No payment for MPs
- Causes
- 1884/5
- Causes
- Liberals wanted to claim their reform title back
- Liberals thought there was untapped support in counties
- Unfinished busines- no vote in counties
- Wanted to unite his party- Liberals were split over Irish Home Rule
- Salisbury used the Lords to his advantage
- Changes
- Miners and rural workers got the vote
- Rural areas needed to be apppealed to by parties
- Women suffrage began
- Liberals split over Irish Home Rule
- Continuities
- No universal suffrage
- Plural voting
- No payment for MPs
- Elections aren't annual
- Causes
- 1832
- Some working class lost the vote
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