What were the reasons for the passing of the Great Reform Act?
Declining Tory dominance, The resignation of Liverpool and Tory crisis, Middle -class pressure, riots, The 'Days of may' and 3 reform bills put to parliament.
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What was going to destroy the unionism in the Tory party in 1826?
Catholic emancipation
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When did the Whigs finally have an administration since 1807?
1830
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Why were the Whig party threatened by the middle-class?
Because they were wealthy, well-educated and could put together a very good argument for universal suffrage.
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What were the recommendations of the first and second reform bills?
To disenfranchise 100 rotten and pocket boroughs and redistribute the seats to the new cities.
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What was the largest riots to effect England after the first and second reform bills were blocked by the House of Lords?
Bristol, there were 3 days or rioting and there were 130 people killed or wounded.
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What did the third reform bill aim to do?
To reduce 30 boroughs which had 2 MPs to 1 MP. And ten new boroughs to be created.
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What did the British public do in response to the King wanting to form a Tory Government?
They withdrew their finances to bring the country to a standstill. In ten day over £1.8 million was withdrawn.
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What were the changes to the counties and boroughs of the 1832 Great Reform Act?
56 boroughs in England and Wales were disenfranchised completely with another 30 losing 1 out of their 2 MP's. 42 new borough constituencies were created. Scotland received 8 and seats and Ireland 5.
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What were the changes to the franchise in the 1832 Great Reform Act of 1832?
In the counties the vote was given to adult males who own land worth £10 a year, or rent £50 a year. In the boroughs the vote was made uniform and now given to adult males who either owned or rented land worth £10 a year. Voters must be registered.
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What did the electorate rise to after the Great Reform Act of 1832?
18%
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What were the problems of the Great Reform Act of 1832?
It did not create a secret ballot, so intimidation was still rampant, the rural areas were still favored in Parliament, the new voters were mainly the middle-class who did not represent all the population and the percentage of voters was only 18%.
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Card 2
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What was going to destroy the unionism in the Tory party in 1826?
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Catholic emancipation
Card 3
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When did the Whigs finally have an administration since 1807?
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Card 4
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Why were the Whig party threatened by the middle-class?
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Card 5
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What were the recommendations of the first and second reform bills?
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