Actions of Chartists

Actions of Chartists 

The Chartist Petition, 1839 

• Document containes 1,283,000 signatures
• Demonstrations held nationwide to put pressure on MPS 
• However it was rejected by 235 votes to 46
• BPU withdrew its support due to violence at bull ring 
• National Convention dissolved at the end of 1839 due to Lovetts imprisonment 

The Chartists Petition, 1842 

• Entered at a time of economic downturn, half of all mechanics and shipbuilders unemployed in Dundee,…