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6. How did the government react to the Peterloo massacre?

  • they passed the six acts in 1819
  • they did nothing as it had little effect in stirring up public opinion
  • rewarded the yeomanry and hussars who lashed out at helpless marchers
  • they were shocked

7. what proportion of men could now vote?

  • 1 in 20
  • 1 in 5
  • 1 in 4
  • 1 in 10

8. how many Blanketeers made it to london?

  • 100,000
  • 6
  • 1
  • 1 milllion

9. who had the right to vote in counties after 1832?

  • 80 shilling freeholders and £10 copyholders
  • 40 shilling freeholders, £10 copyholders and £50 leaseholders
  • Men who earned more than £40 a year
  • The working class

10. who was the secret agent that uncovered the plot to murder the cabinet?

  • George Stephenson
  • George Edwards
  • Arthur Thistlewood
  • Oliver the spy

11. what was a potwalloper borough

  • the right to vote was given to any man whose home had a drawing room
  • the right to vote was given to any man whose home had a fireplace and lockable door
  • the right to vote was given to any man whose home had large windows
  • the right to vote was given to any man who had a large home

12. who plotted to kill the cabinet in 1820?

  • radicals led by George Edwards
  • radicals led by Arthur Thistlewood
  • Chartists
  • radicals led by George Hudson

13. what was the purpose of the corn laws?

  • Give farmers more money
  • stop foreign grain coming in so bread prices were kept high
  • Make the poor starve
  • tax every loaf of bread bought in GB

14. when was the Chartist Land Scheme set up?

  • 1845
  • 1848
  • 1842
  • 1839

15. who led the attacks on new machinery in industry?

  • Ned Armstrong
  • Ned Ludd
  • George Hudson
  • George Stephenson

16. who was the speaker at the peterloo massacre?

  • John snow
  • Lord Shaftesbury
  • Henry Hunt
  • James hunt

17. When were the swing riots?

  • 1830
  • 1842
  • 1839
  • 1829

18. when was the secret ballot introduced?

  • 1872
  • 1875
  • 1832
  • 1842

19. when was the first petition?

  • 1839
  • 1831
  • 1842
  • 1834

20. who led the moral force chartists?

  • John Frost
  • Lord Shaftesbury
  • William Lovett
  • Feargus O'connor