B ; mass protest ; indiv. imp. ; william cobbett 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750A2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: ilovetheofficeCreated on: 31-03-18 16:05 what was his main cotrib? political register 1 of 26 when did he move to the us? 1792 2 of 26 and gained rep as? skilled journalist 3 of 26 wrote many pamphlets against? french wars 4 of 26 when did he return to england? 1800 5 of 26 why did he turn down government offers to be journalist? prefered to mntn independence 6 of 26 what did he establish instead? cobbett's political register 7 of 26 what was the circulation by 1805? 4000 8 of 26 from when did it become increasingly radical? 1806 9 of 26 when did he stand for parliament and not get elected? 1806 10 of 26 what did this experience highlight for him? the corruption of the british electoral system 11 of 26 so he began to promote? parliamentary reform 12 of 26 what did some ely soldiers do in 1809? mutinied bc hadn't been paid 13 of 26 what happened to them? court martialled and 5 ringleaders sentenced to 500 lashes each 14 of 26 what was cobbet's response? numerous articles denouncing cruelty 15 of 26 in 1810 what was cobbett tried for bc of these? seditious libel against the army 16 of 26 and what happened? sentenced to two years in prison 17 of 26 what happened when he got out in 1812? took up journalism again + pol reg contd 18 of 26 when did he reach wider audience? 1816 19 of 26 how much did the political register cost standardly inc paper tax? 1shilling 20 of 26 what did this mean for working class? had to pool money to buy a copy 21 of 26 then he decided to issue a single sheet for how much? 2p 22 of 26 what did issuing one sheet mean? wouldn't have to conform to newspaper tax 23 of 26 what was this one sheet publication called? to the journeymen and labourers of england, wales, scotland and ireland 24 of 26 how many copies printed and circulated by end 1817? 200,000 25 of 26 what did his opponents label it that he used against them? two-penny trash 26 of 26
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