B ; reform ; pressures ; representation of the people act '67

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REVIVAL OF INTEREST IN PARLIAMENTARY REFORM
GFD
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in '34 what did peel declare about '32?
'a final and irrevocable settlement of a great constitutional question'
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and even russell spoke out against reform in what year?
'37
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earning himself the nickname?
'finality jack'
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chartists revived in 1830s/40s but after it was revealed?
public diinny care that muc
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reform bills introduced by liberals in what years?
1859/60
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but met with?
little enthusiasm
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one major obstacle to reform removed in oct '65 when what happened?
PM viscount palmerston died
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what was his stance on reform?
vigorously opposed
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most prominent liberal minister who came out in support of reform was?
gladstone
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on palmerston's death in '65 who became PM?
russell, remember finality jack 1st reforms dude
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what was different from 1830-2 about 1865?
no substantial extra-parliamentary pressure
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what had happened to 40s economic success?
declined
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and followed by sustained growth thanks to?
industrial revolution
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by '65 devs @ home and abroad reawakened interest in reform and what specifically?
franchise reform
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growth mass-circ news papers allowed ppl to follow which major events?
italy unification struggle (1859-60) polish revolt ('63)
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what even from 1861-1865 had specifically major impact on popular opinion>
american civil war
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war and southern naval blockades meant what for lancashire?
textile factories weren't receiving cotton
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cotton famine was accompained by what in northern towns?
unemployment and distress
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but mill workers still did what?
supported north
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their attitude persuaded many (inc. leading liberals) that what wouldn't be threat?
extended franchise to 'respectable working classes'
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when was the Reform Union fd?
1864
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gaining support among who
prosperous MC
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who saw reform as a means of?
furthering own commercial interests / challenging inefficiency and waste of national gov
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what did newspaper reports on the crimean war show?
incompetence of the naval / military leadership
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NRU believed the francise reform would lead to what?
more efficient and effective gov
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when was the northcote-trevelyan report?
'54
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which condemned?
inefficiency of the civil service
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and recommended entry to service should be based on what?
merit > class
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what two things did the Reform Union promote?
moderate franchise extension / secret ballot intro
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what was the other reform group called?
Reform League
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fd when?
1865
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differed from Reform Union bc of committment to?
universal manhood suffrage > household reform
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strong following among who?
trade unionists / SWC
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who hoped reform would?
improve trade union rights + more extensive labour laws
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by end '65 these were both large movement that could do what?
call on national support to put pressure on MPs
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THE TORIES AND THE SECOND REFORM ACT
DFG
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when did russell become PM?
oct '65
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with who as chancellor of the exchequer?
gladstone
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when did gladstone present a reform bill to the commons?
march '66
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which would reduce the borough francishe from £10 to a modest?
£7
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and extend county franchise to who?
tenants paying annual rent £14+
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proposals would add around how many borough voters?
200k
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and county?
170k
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who opposed?
cons + disraeli / some whigs
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what were the rob lowe led whig opposition called?
adullamites
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which caused the bill to fail and what happened in june
gov resigned
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who took office?
minority conservative gov
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with who as PM?
lord derby
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and chancellor of the exchequer?
disraeli
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conservatives had been in the political wilderness ever since what event?
corn law split
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in?
1846
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derby and disraeli were keen to now do what for the party?
restore the image and act as a major political force
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disraeli was prepared to do what with his reform bill?
outflank liberals
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reform leagues organised meetings where to support gladstone's bill?
trafalgar square
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following the defeat what did they do?
organise number of mass protests / disturbances
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meeting of how many people in hyde park became a riot in july?
200k
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as railings were torn down and police had to call for help from?
Life Guards
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league continued to pressure parliament through winter of?
'66-'67
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what declined dramatically in '66?
economic situation
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what collapsed in may?
financial house of overend and guerney
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heavy rains did what?
wiped out crops
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and why did meat prices shoot up?
virulent rinderpest disease
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FACTORS PROMOTING REFORM
DFGDF
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since '60 there'd been a dramatic rise in circulation of?
popular press
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a reflection of?
growing interest in politics / reform
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what did the Reform League + Union do?
organise mass demonstration
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including which one in june?
the hyde park one
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to do what?
put pressure on MPs to reform
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economic distress widespread especially where?
cotton towns northern england
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as result of?
cotton famine
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who were ready to take up reform?
conservatives
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FACTORS PROMOTING RESISTANCE
DFG
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more conservative liberals called what offered strong resistance?
adullamites
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who was conservative resistance led by?
cranborne + lord salisbury
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who feared a dilution of power and influence?
landed classes
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when did disraeli introduce his reform proposals?
feb '67
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reform led to tory splits as which 3 ppl immediately resigned?
cranborne / carnavon / peel
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what did disraeli do with his original proposals?
wuthdrew
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and introduced far-reaching and radical measure when
march
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how much resemblace did this bear to his earlier reform?
v little
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began as a proposal to enlarge borough electorate by how many?
227k
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changed dramatically and ended up doing what to national electorate?
doubling
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bill proposed giving the county franchise to those renting land worth how much?
£15/yr
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and what was the rent level in '32?
£50
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disraeli also proposed to extend borough suffrage to who?
all householders of 2yrs that paid rates direct to local auth
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why was this not as radical as seemed?
hedged around with qualifications
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who in towns wouldn't qualify?
lodgers
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nor would compounder tenants which were?
those that paid combination of rent and rates to landlord
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to offset this new borough electorate a number of what were proposed?
'fancy franchises'
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granting the vote to which 3 groups?
uni grads / mmbs of 'learned professions' / those w/ £50 in the bank
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how did the NRU/RL leaders feel about the proposals?
too modest
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and decided to put further pressure on parlaiment how?
more demonstrations
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when was a meeting in hyde park arranged for despite ogv attempts to ban?
6 may
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crowd of how many turned up to listen to speeches?
200k
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w/ how many special constables / popo / armed forces in reserve in case riots?
15k
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not clear whether this meeting did what?
actually inf gov
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what was disraeli's pre-planned srtategy for the bill?
accept amdmts unless from liberal front bench
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bc wanted to ensure what about final act?
couldn't be claimed by liberals as reflecting own proposals
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he rejcted what measure proposed by john stuart mill?
women votes
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but accepted some radical amdmts that did what?
changed bill beyond recognition
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what happened to borough residency qualification of 2yrs?
1yr
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and vote extended to lodgers of how long?
1yr
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but what did hodgkinson amdmt abolish?
distinction between compounders / those paying rates direct
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wld enfranchise how many men alone?
500k
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disraeli accepted this amdmt that made what basis of borough franchise?
household suffrage
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what did disraeli quietly drop?
fancy franchises
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nd bill passed into law in?
aug '67
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IMPACT OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT '67 ON FRANCHISE
DFG
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gladstone's franchise proposals of '66 would have extended franchise to how many men?
370k
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disraeli's act virtually doubled electorate to how many?
2M voters
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in counties what was retained?
40shilling franchise
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so electorate was increased by giving vot to owners / leaseholders of land worth?
£5/yr
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and landowners whose property had rateable value of?
£12/yr
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reform expanded county electorat from 540k to?
800k
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borough franchise given to all those who had lived in property for how long?
12m
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and all lodgers of 1yr that occupied lodgings of how much rent?
£10
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what was the borough electorate of '66?
510k
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and reform act created urban electorate of?
1.2m
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in many constituencies like sheffield and several london boroughs, majority of electorate was now?
working class
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but what still hadn't been conceded?
universal male suffrage
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what fraction of males ocould vote before '67?
1/5
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and now?
1/3
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for the first time majority of electors were?
WC
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buttt franchise remained based on whawt?
property and stae in country
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who in the house were given vote?
householders only
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and one-year residency qualification effectively disqualified large number that did what?
moved house even in same town to look for employment
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neither of the liberal nor conservativ bills of '66-'67 were prepared to concede vote to what they called?
residuum
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who were the residuum?
poorest working classes / unskilled and uneducated labourers who lived in slums
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who regarded them with undisguised contempt?
skilled working classes / 'aristocracy of labour'
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and they were ignored by?
political parties
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in '32 the electorate increased by what %?
50%
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to?
650k
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but now that was being doubled to?
2M
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this reform act marked the beginning of a clear shift of influence?
away from agricultural south and towards industrial norht
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wc voters expected reforms that did waht?
tackled their grievances
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similar to the burst of reform when
post'32
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through '70s both liberals and conservatives responded to new political env with wide reforms tackling issues like?
education / urban housing / public health / TU rights
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what were established to take party's messages to new voters?
national party organisations
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becayse parties recognised they had to?
win the support of the electorate
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