B ; mass protest ; eff gov resp ; trial of LCS leaders + susp. habeas corpus 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750A2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: ilovetheofficeCreated on: 31-03-18 12:20 when was the royal proclamation against seditious writings? 1792 1 of 34 followed by? more direct reform action 2 of 34 who sent delegates to a meeting in edinburgh? LCS / SCI 3 of 34 in? 1793 4 of 34 to agree on calling? national reform convention 5 of 34 with what as sole intention? presisng for parliamentary reform 6 of 34 how did the government view the meeting? potentially subversive 7 of 34 so what did they do? sent in troops and arrested several delegates 8 of 34 what happened anyway in 1794? reform societies regrouped and called for national reform convention 9 of 34 but what did the 93 french war mean for them? little reform sympathy + more nationalism so bad timing 10 of 34 what did gov to to several SCI / LCS leaders? arrest them 11 of 34 with info from? spies 12 of 34 and charged them with? treason 13 of 34 at the same time what did pitt and parliament do? suspend habeas corups 14 of 34 why? allow gov time to interview accused and prepare case against them 15 of 34 what about LCS deeply concerned gov? growth of LCS 16 of 34 at LCS height how many members? 5000 17 of 34 but what about its reform message? reaching large + sympathetic audience 18 of 34 so what did pitt overrate? size and influence 19 of 34 why did society keep meetings deliberately small? so everyone could join in 20 of 34 and what did this mean for the amount of groups? lots more formed with new members 21 of 34 which convinced gov? they were expanding rapidly 22 of 34 especially when what was announced? unlimited membership 23 of 34 when were the trials of the accused? towards end of 1794 24 of 34 what happened with the governments case? unable to present convincing case to court 25 of 34 despite? lengthy pre-trial examination given 26 of 34 what did they give in order to support high treason? claimed LCS attempting assassination of george iii 27 of 34 why didn't this work? evidence was flimsy and largely invented 28 of 34 what did the jury do? refuse to accet evidence and acquitted defendents 29 of 34 what did these events show? how seriously gov took domestic unrest threat 30 of 34 what had pitt proposed in 1785? moderate parliamentary reform measures 31 of 34 but what convinced him to maintain stability @ home? revolution and french war 32 of 34 what happened to most LCS leadership inc hardy? withdrew from radical politics 33 of 34 what happened for the rest of the 1700s in gov? contd to harrass radicals and change laws to achieve purpose 34 of 34
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