19th Century British Politics

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When were the Bristol Riots?
1831
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Where else were their riots in 1831?
Derby and Nottingham
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When did Wellington fail to form government?
1831- Days of May
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Why did Earl Grey Resign in 1831? (Days of May)
Beacuse of the Kings refusal to create more Whig peers
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When was the second reform bill defeated in Lords?
October 1831
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The influence of the monarch ______ as a result of 1832
Decreased
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The Carlton Club and Reform club were created in which years respectively?
1832 and 1836
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Did the social make up of the commons change as a result of 1832?
No, event he middle classes didn
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By how much did the electorate approximately increase by after 1832?
300,000 middle class votes
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When did Peel repeal the Corn Laws, hence splitting the Tories?
1846
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When was the Tamworth Manifesto?
1834
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Why was the Tamworth Manifesto unusual?
It was the first time a leader had set out their vision
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What are the six points of the Charter?
Universal Manhood Suffrage, Secret Ballot, Equal Constinuencies, No MP property qualifications, Annual Parliaments, Payment of MPs
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When was Universal Manhood Suffrage passed?
1918
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When was the Secret Ballot Act passed?
1872
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When were Equal Constituencies Introduced?
1885
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When was No Property Qualifications for MPs passed?
1858
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When were annual parliaments introduced?
They still haven
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When was Payment of MPs introduced?
1911
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Who said " I defy to agitate a man on a full stomach"?
William Cobbet
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Who said Chartism was the "Politics of Hunger"?
D.H.Cole
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When were the Swing Riots?
1830-31
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When was the French Revolution?
July 1830
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Who said 1832 was "In an ace of revolution"?
D.Thompson
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If Lovett was moral force O'Connor was....
Physical Force
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Name two young Chartist Leaders
Ernest Jones and G.J.Harney
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How did Lovett once describe O'Connor?
"The cheif marplot of our movement"!
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Who formed the LMWA and in what year?
William Lovett - 1836
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What does the NCA stand for and who formed it in what year?
National Charter Association- Feargus O
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What does the NA stand for, what did it support and what year was it formed?
National Association- Moral Force Chartists, 1841
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When were the Chartist's new moves brought it and what were the based on?
1841- Christian and Temerance
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What one example shows how the government increased the effectiveness of the police?
Railways
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When was the Rural Police Act?
1839
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How did the death of Palmerston present the issue of Reform?
Palmerston was against and prevented Reform
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When were the Hyde Park riots?
1866
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Who said the Hyde Park Riots were "not a revolutionary threat"?
Marx
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When was and who introduced the 'fancy franchises' bill
Disraeli - 1866
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When was the National Union of Conservatives Associations set up?
1867
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When was the Conservative office centralised and Gorst employed?
1870
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By what year did the Conservatives have someone standing in every seat?
1878
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What was Gorst in charge of?
Conservative party organisation
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When was the first Liberal Caucus and where?
Birmingham 1867
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Justice for _______ was who's campaign slogan in 1868?
Ireland - Liberals
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When was the Third Reform Act?
1884
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By how much did the electorate approximately increase?
50%
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What percentage of votes were accounted for by the working classes?
40%
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When was the Redistribution Act introduced?
1885
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How did the Conservatives benefit from this?
One member constituencies
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Where were the corn laws repealed and by who?
1846 - Peel
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At its height, which newspaper did the Northern Star outsell?
The Times
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Where did the Northern Star relocate to in 1844, suggesting Chartism was a national movement?
London
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What was the population to MP ratio in Old Sarum before 1832?
7:1
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After 1832 how many boroughs remained with less than 30 voters?
35
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Pre-1832 how was the Tory party split?
Liberals vs Ultra
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When was Catholic Emancipation passed?
1829
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Who was PM 1828-30? (Tory)
Wellington
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Who was PM 1830-34 (Whig)
Grey and Melbourne
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Who was PM 1834-5 (Tory)
Peel
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Who was PM 1835-41 (Whig)
Melbourne
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Who was PM 1846-52? (Whig)
Russel
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Who was PM 1853-58 (Whig)
Palmerston
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Who was PM 1858-9 (Tory)
Derby
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Who was PM 1859-66 (Liberal)
Russel and Palmerston
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Who was PM 1866-8 (Tory)
Derby and Disraeli
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Who was PM 1868-74 (Liberal)
Gladstone
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Who was PM 1874-80 (Tory)
Disraeli
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Who was PM 1880-85 (Liberal)
Gladstone
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Who was PM 1885-6 (Tory)
Sailsbury
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Who was PM 1886 (Liberal)
Gladstone
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Who was PM 1886-92 (Tory)
Sailsbury
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Who was PM 1892-95 (Liberal)
Gladstone and Rosebery
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