Great Reform Act
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- In this lesson, we will find out how the British government managed to avoid experiencing a violent revolution. We will learn how after debates in parliament and riots across the country, a law was passed allowing more people to vote in elections.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What happened to the number of people living in cities as Britain industrialised?
Historians do not know how industrialisation affected the number of people living in cities
The number of people living in cities decreased
The number of people living in cities stayed the same
Q2.
Which of the following social groups became a larger proportion of the population as Britain industrialised?
The aristocracy/upper class
The clergy
The peasantry
Q3.
In which city did the Peterloo Massacre take place?
Liverpool
London
York
Q4.
Why had a crowd gathered in St Peter's Fields in 1819?
The wanted to join the fight against Napoleon
They wanted Britain to become a republic
They wanted to attack radicals
Q5.
Why did violence in St Peter's Fields in 1819 become known as 'Peterloo'?
It was a name given to criticise the radicals who threw stones
It was a name given to praise the upper class for refusing to change the voting system
It was a name given to praise the working class for bravely asking for the vote
5 Questions
Q1.
Which political party opposed giving more people the right to vote in the 1830s?
Labour
The Jacobins
The Whigs
Q2.
Which of the following took place after the House of Lords rejected the Reform Act in 1831?
The House of Lords were abolished
The King forced the Lords to vote for reform
The Peterloo Massacre
Q3.
Fear of revolution eventually convinced which group to reluctantly support the Reform Act in 1832?
Middle class bankers
Whig members of the House of Commons
Working class factory employees
Q4.
Which social group was given the right to vote after the Great Reform Act of 1832?
Aristocratic women
Female peasants
Working class men
Q5.
Which Birmingham banker proposed people should not pay tax until the Great Reform Act was passed?
Anna Wheeler
Earl Grey
The Duke of Wellington