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History (Britain)

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Definitions of Key Words
What is capitalism,
What is democracy,
What does the term closed shop mean
34  cards
Growth of Parliamentary democracy
Radicals,
Tories,
Whigs
23  cards
Old Political System
What is patronage,
What percentage of mps were finan...,
How many different types of elect...
20  cards
Prime Ministers 1855-1892
Liberal 1859 65,
Liberal 1865 66,
Liberal 1866 68
6  cards
Parliamentary Reform
What are the dates of the great r...,
When did gladstone become pm for ...,
When did disraeli become pm for t...
39  cards
Political Reform dates
When did the napoleonic wars start,
When did the napoleonic wars end,
When were the corn laws enacted a...
20  cards
Reform Acts
1832 boroughs and counties,
1867 boroughs and counties,
1832 voting requirements
11  cards
French Revolution and 1832 Reform Act
When did the napoleonic wars start,
How long did the napoleonic wars ...,
When were the corn laws enacted
24  cards
Impact of French Revolution
What happened on 14th july 1789,
What was the name of the french k...,
What nationality was the french k...
22  cards
Pitt's Measures
Why did pitt implement such measures,
Tom paine s book banned,
Trials of radical reformers in sc...
9  cards
Individuals in Political Reform
Who became prime minister in 1783,
Who was on the throne in 1811,
Which prime minister died in 1806
12  cards
Chartism
What general aim did the chartist...,
How many points were on the charter,
Name the points on the charter
18  cards
Chartists Pt2
What act of parliament left the w...,
Which organisation marked the beg...,
In what years were the 3 chartist...
19  cards
1867 Reform Act +
Death of lord palmerston,
John bright,
Role of william gladstone
23  cards
Industrialisation
Give 3 reasons why workers were u...,
What name was given to the people...,
Where did the luddites protest st...
20  cards
Industrial Revolution
Define the industrial revolution,
What revolution preceded the indu...,
What was the population of britai...
38  cards
Industrial Britain
In what year did the weavers prot...,
In what year did edwin chadwick p...,
What was the main focus of the pr...
21  cards
Inventions
Arkwright,
Crompton,
Hargreaves
4  cards
Luddites
Who was the mythical leader of th...,
What machines did the luddites ob...,
What industry were the luddites p...
10  cards
Swing Riots
When did the swing riots begin an...,
What machine did the swing rioter...,
In what geographical areas did th...
18  cards
Peterloo Massacre
What was the reason for the meeting,
Where was the meeting,
How many people attended
10  cards
Causes for popular protest
1815 stopped foreign wheat import...,
Price of wheat fell as too much w...,
Mechanisation and machinery repla...
16  cards
Pressure Groups
Who was the ten hour movement led by,
What were the aims of the ten hou...,
What did the protests teach
6  cards
Growth of Banking
When was the beginning of paper c...,
When was the,
119 banks in the country excludin...
12  cards
Factories and Working Conditions
What was manufacturing,
How did most industry remain,
What was manufacturing founded on
10  cards
Improving Living Conditions
Central board of health and local...,
Registrations act births deaths a...,
Vaccination against small pox mad...
16  cards
Growth of Industrial Towns and Cities
Why did towns and cities grow,
Where was housing often built,
What type of housing was used
16  cards
Factory Reform in the 19th Century
Minimum age for apprentice age 8 ...,
Health and moral apprentices act ...,
Cotton mills act forbade the empl...
19  cards
Laws passed in the 18th-19th Century
Game laws introduced death penalt...,
Income tax abolished,
Suspension of habeas corpus permi...
10  cards
Poverty and Pauperism - Improvements
When did the huddersfield scandal...,
What was wrong with the huddersfi...,
Give 2 reasons why attitudes chan...
26  cards
Old Poor Law and pressure for change
Under who and when was the old po...,
What was the motivation behind th...,
What did the government then reco...
28  cards
Attitudes towards the poor
What was the attitude towards the...,
What were the two main beliefs,
What was the poor divided into
6  cards
Ideological pressures for Poor Law
What did thomas malthus do,
What did joseph townsend do,
What was the impact of industrial...
8  cards
Financial Pressures on the Poor Law
Why did the end of the napoleonic...,
What was the poor relief expendit...,
Who was the financial burden on
5  cards
Workhouse regime
Under the new regime what did the...,
What was established,
What did the commission organise
13  cards
Opposition to the Poor Law
What was the act a product of,
What did the act ignore,
Who were the criticisms felt by
13  cards
Tolpuddle
What county is tolpuddle in,
When did the tolpuddle martyrs ca...,
How many tolpuddle martyrs were t...
14  cards
Rochdale Pioneers
How many men formed the pioneers,
What did they do,
How did they safeguard their busi...
14  cards
Friendly Societies and Cooperatives
What impact did robert owens idea...,
Why did these efforts gain popula...,
What happened by 1829
20  cards
Trade Societies, Knobsticks, and Trade Growth
What were early trade societies i...,
What was the reason for the expan...,
Who were trade societies initiate...
34  cards
Government Response to TU
What was trade unionism seen as,
What did the french revolution an...,
What was the aim of the combinati...
23  cards
New Model Unionism
When was the ase founded,
When was the london trades counci...,
When was the royal commission on ...
15  cards
Slave Resistance
When did the haitian revolution o...,
Who led the haitian revolution,
How violent was the haitian revol...
25  cards
Economic Argument for ST
What is mercantilism,
What was eric william s argument,
What were the arguments against w...
18  cards
Women in the ST
Mary wollenstonecraft,
Hannah moore,
Phyllis wheatley
8  cards
Religious Groups and changing political climate in the ST
Enlightenment,
French revolution,
American war of independence
16  cards
Operation of the Slave Trade
Organisation,
Risks,
How many voyages were approximate...
6  cards
Growth in Humanitarianism
When did the quakers organise the...,
When was the society for affectin...,
When did wilberforce make his fir...
19  cards
Work of individuals
Granville sharp years,
What did granville sharp do in ge...,
What did granville sharp do for a...
29  cards
Sugar Boycott
What was the sugar boycott,
What was being produced and when,
What was the significance of the ...
5  cards

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