The Whig Story
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- In this lesson, we will learn about how Britain gradually became a democracy. We will learn how British history is a story of progress where our system of government slowly got better. However, we will also discover that this story may be too simple.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following cities were only represented in parliament after the 1832 Reform Act?
Bristol and Liverpool
Cardiff and Norwich
Glasgow and Edinburgh
Q2.
Which of the following words could be defined as "a ruler who holds onto power and shows cruelty."
Democrat
President
Radical
Q3.
What does 'franchise' mean?
A gradual reform
A monarch's power being limited by a parliament
Women having the same rights as men
Q4.
Which of the following are British Prime Ministers who introduced franchise reform in 1867 and 1884?
Grey and Pitt the Younger
Lord North and Lord Palmerston
Peel and the Duke of Wellington
Q5.
Which of the following best describes a Whig interpretation of history?
Stories about people in the eighteenth century who wear wigs
Stories which focus on the lives of ordinary people
Stories which show rulers were the same in every period