Britain 1815-1851

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which two cities are by nearly 50% between 1811 and 1820?
Glasgow & Manchester
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What was the housing called that was built quickly to cope with industrialisation?
Jerry-built housing
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Why was the stamp duty introduced?
Government feared that the working class would get ideas from political groups
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when was the french revolution?
1789
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what was the slogan of the french revolution?
'liberty, fraternity equality'
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how many soldiers were demobilised after the napoleonic war?
over 300,000
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when were the corn laws?
1815
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what was the purpose of the corn laws?
stop foreign grain coming in so bread prices were kept high
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what were the main factors that contributed to unrest between 1815 and 1820
movement of the population, enclosure in the countryside & industrialisation
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who led the attacks on new machinery in industry?
Ned Ludd
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When was the spa field riots?
1816
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When was the march of the Blanketeers?
1817
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how many Blanketeers made it to london?
1
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Why were they called the blanketeers?
they carried blankets
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When was the Pentrich rising?
1817
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how did the government know about the Pentrich rising?
A government secret agent called Oliver encouraged protesters
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who led the march to Nottingham in the pent rich rising?
Jeremiah Brandeth
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when was the peterloo massacre?
1819
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who was the speaker at the peterloo massacre?
Henry Hunt
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How did the government react to the Peterloo massacre?
they passed the six acts in 1819
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who had the nickname 'Orator'?
Henry Hunt
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who plotted to kill the cabinet in 1820?
radicals led by Arthur Thistlewood
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who was the secret agent that uncovered the plot to murder the cabinet?
George Edwards
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what was a burgage borough
voting was linked to owning a particular property or 'burgage plot'
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what was a corporation borough
the right to vote belonged to any member of the corporation or council
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what was a freeman borough
the vote was given to any freeman of the borough
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what was a potwalloper borough
the right to vote was given to any man whose home had a fireplace and lockable door
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what was a scot and lot borough
a borough where the right to vote was linked to paying taxes
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how many voters did Old Sarum have
7
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how many houses did Gatton have
6
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when was the great reform act made law?
1832
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who was the prime minister at this time?
Earl Grey
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who had the right to vote in counties after 1832?
40 shilling freeholders, £10 copyholders and £50 leaseholders
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who could vote in boroughs after 1832?
Anyone who owned a house worth £10 a year
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how many rotten boroughs lost both their MPs after 1832?
56
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how many seats were redistributed?
145
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what proportion of men could now vote?
1 in 5
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when was the secret ballot introduced?
1872
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who led the moral force chartists?
William Lovett
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who led the physical force chartists?
Feargus O'connor
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what was O'connor's newspaper called
the northern star
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when was the first petition?
1839
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when was the plug plot?
1842
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when was the Chartist Land Scheme set up?
1845
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When was the Newport Rising?
1839
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who led the march to Newport?
John Frost
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When were the swing riots?
1830
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