The Growth of Parliamentary Democracy: Pressure for Change and Reform

Question 1

The GNP rose by __% after 1820, and manufacturing by __%

Answer 1

16.8, 25

Question 2

Henry Hunt and other political prisoners were released…

Answer 2

in 1822

Question 3

The UK government had moved from reactionism to….

Answer 3

Liberalism

Question 4

In 1821 which Rotten Borough was disenfranchised?

Answer 4

Grampound, Cornwall

Question 5

What year did Lord John Russell propose a reform bill disenfranchising 100 rotten boroughs?

Answer 5

1822

Question 6

Bad harvest in what years led to unruly poor?

Answer 6

1828/9

Question 7

How many petitions were made in February-March 1830 over bad harvests and need for help for the poor?

Answer 7

200

Question 8

When & where did the Swing Riots begin? What did they invove?

Answer 8

1830, the South, burning hayricks

Question 9

When was Birmingham Political Union established and by who?

Answer 9

1829, by Thomas Attwood

Question 10

What was the aim and the significance of the Birmingham Political Union?

Answer 10

It wanted financial reform (and therefore needed to establish political reform first), and it became a model for political unions across the country

Question 11

When was the issue of Catholic Emancipation brought to light, and by what organisation?

Answer 11

1823, and the Catholic Association

Question 12

When was Lord Liverpool in power?

Answer 12

1812-1827

Question 13

What laws prevented Catholics from becoming MPs?

Answer 13

The Penal Laws 1691

Question 14

Who was on each side of the Tory party divided by the issue of Emancipation? When did the party become truly polarised?

Answer 14

Robert Peel- against
George Canning- for
1826

Question 15

In the space of 11 months (in 1827/8), how many leaders did the Tory party have?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

The Duke of Wellington became PM in 1828- he split the Tory Party into ____ and _____ by supporting Catholic Emancipation?

Answer 16

Liberals and Ultras

Question 17

In June 1830 the Tories were returned to office with a majority of __ MPs?

Answer 17

42

Question 18

The Duke of Wellington stepped aside for which Whig leader in 1830/1?

Answer 18

Earl Grey

Question 19

Earl Grey first called for reform in the first bill in what year? What did the bill include?

Answer 19

1831, disenfranchising 100 rotten/pocket boroughs

Question 20

When the Second Reform Bill was defeated, where were there riots and how many casualties were there?

Answer 20

Bristol, 130

Question 21

The 3rd Reform Bill changed in what ways from it’s predecessors?

Answer 21

Went down so 30 (instead of 41) lost one of 2MPs, and 10 new boroughs given 2 (not 1) MP

Question 22

Earl Grey asked the King to grant 50 new Whig peers because?

Answer 22

The Lords were blocking the reform bill

Question 23

When the King asked Wellington to form a new government, how much money was removed from banks?

Answer 23

1.8 million