Chartism‚ British working-class movement for parliamentaryreformnamed after thePeople’s Charter‚ a bill drafted by theLondonradicalWilliamLovettin May 1838. It contained six demands: universal manhoodsuffrage‚ equal electoral districts‚ vote by ballot‚ annually elected Parliaments‚ payment of members ofParliament‚ and abolition of the property qualifications for membership. Chartism was the first movement both working class in character and national in scope that grew out of the protest against the
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Multiple occurrences of violent acts broke out across the country that led to destruction of property and damages‚ often resulting in the loss of respectable support. Many also interpret that general leadership‚ the government and economy also impacted Chartism‚ ultimately resulting in the failure of its principles. Analysing the sources 4‚ 5 and 6 it is clear that their political campaigns were undermined by Chartist violence but leadership was more significant in undermining the Chartists’ political campaigns
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"Describe the steps taken between 1832 and 1918 to extend the suffrage in England. What group and movements contributed to the extension of the vote?" Several groups‚ movements and reform bills passed between 1832 and 1918 extended the suffrage in England. The process took many years and the voting rights were first given to the wealthier and more distinguished men‚ then later to the less wealthy men‚ and finally to women. The major reform bills that extended the suffrage in England were the Reform
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From 1750 to 1900 there were some big changes which had an impact on every day life. Progress is defined as continuous improvement over a certain period of time. A revolution can be known as a big change. So a revolution‚ and then everything being at a standstill isn ’t progress. Furthermore you cannot improve over a period of time and have big hindrances in between; if any‚ hindrances can only be very minor. So the big question is how much consistent improvement was there from 1750 to 1900?
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source provided. The three aspects that I will look for are the evidence of economic pressure and how this drove people to fight against the poor law and rebel against the middle class and the oligarchs from 1838. The political movement within Chartism that spawned the general convention as well as the formation of the national charter association‚ and eventually put forward the petition in 1842. And the cultural community that was very inclusive for its time‚ letting people from outside England
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Why were there so many reforms (why and when it happened and what these reforms were) introduced in the 19th century. The 19th century was a time of liberal reforms for Britain. During this era the principle of the country was laissez faire which meant the government left the people to be responsible for their own welfare. The government did not accept any responsibility for the poor. They viewed these people as irresponsible‚ drunks and no self-respect. There was no unemployment or family benefits
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Politicians and Social Reformers: A Comparison of their roles during the Industrial Revolution and an analysis of the effect of the Industrial Revolution on these key groups in society: During the Industrial Revolution‚ each socioeconomic class in society was tremendously altered and the roles and living conditions of the members of those classes were revolutionised. Nowhere were the alterations in roles in society of greater magnitude than in the cases of the politicians and social reformers
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The period between 1830-1931 saw significant extensions of the franchise in Britain. At the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ a narrow elite held a dense concentration of both economic wealth and political power‚ with little sign of wanting to concede either. Certainly there had‚ until then‚ been no major electoral reform since 1432‚ when Henry VI franchised male owners of property worth 40 shillings – which‚ by the 1830s‚ allowed only 635‚000 out of a population of 20 million to vote. Bribery
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Chartism by Thomas Carlyle focuses on the problem of working class. Chartism movement itself is not its main theme instead it focuses on all the political decisions taken place in 1930s. among them new poor law and Chartism are the most prominent movements. Its importance lies in the fact that it not only put forward the major issue of human suffering but also demands immediate action. The attitude of Carlyle himself towards working class is patronizing. In this pamphlet he gives his views about
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dominant Economic pressure: 1. 1837-42 were periods of economic downturn‚ Chartism attracted support by addressing economic circumstances – mention class legislations 2. Manufacturing population under-represented in the electoral system 3. Mention Asa Briggs‚ secondary source 1‚ who highlights the significance of economic circumstances A national political movement: 1. Indicate how Chartism was built on pre-existing support for electoral reform 2. State the popular
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