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Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Who could vote in parliamentary elections in the County constituencies before 1832?

  1. All men who owned property worth 20 shillings a year

  2. All men and women who owned property worth 20 shillings a year

  3. All men who owned property worth 40 shillings a year

  4. All men and women who owned property worth 40 shillings a year
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Before the Reform Act of 1832, the right to vote in county constituencies was restricted to men who owned freehold property worth at least 40 shillings a year.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Who could not vote in parliamentary elections in England before 1832?

  1. Women

  2. Children

  3. Poor Men

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Before 1832, the franchise was extremely limited. Women, children, and the vast majority of poor men (who did not meet property qualifications) were excluded from voting.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Why did the hundreds of farmworkers attack the town of Littleport in Cambridgeshire in 1816?

  1. They were angry over the increased price of bread

  2. They were angry over the increased price of tea

  3. They were angry over the increased price of cotton

  4. They were angry over the increased price of glass
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The Ely and Littleport riots of 1816, also known as the Ely riots or Littleport riots, occurred between 22 and 24 May 1816 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire. The riots were caused by high unemployment and rising grain costs, similar to the general unrest which spread throughout England following the Napoleonic Wars. By 1816, the Fen parishes had adopted the new 'Speenhamland system'. The amount of money given to poor people from the taxes of the rich was linked to the price of bread. If he was out of work, a man would get an allowance of money for himself and his family. When the price of bread rose so did his allowance. When the price of bread fell, so did his allowance. The trouble was that in Ely and Littleport, local people felt that the allowances were not keeping up with the price of bread. As unemployment was high, many Fen families relied on their allowance to live. But the labourers now felt they could no longer live on what they were given. A desperate body of armed fen men had attacked the house of Rev. Mr. Vachell, a magistrate resident at Littleport, who for some time stood at his door armed with a pistol threatened to shoot anyone who should attempt to enter when three men rushed upon him and disarmed him. Hence, Option A is correct. Cotton, glass, and tea were luxury items not available to the working class those days, hence, the fluctuation in prices in those commodities did not affect the laborers. The rest of the options are hence, incorrect. 

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

What were Corn-laws?

  1. The Corn Laws were a series of statutes enacted in England which banned the growing of corn.

  2. The Corn Laws were a series of statutes enacted in England which banned the exporting of corn.

  3. The Corn Laws were a series of statutes enacted in England which kept corn prices at a high level.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Corn Laws were tariffs and trade restrictions on imported food and grain enforced in the UK between 1815 and 1846, designed to keep domestic grain prices high to benefit landowners.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

When all men over the age of 21 gained suffrage in England? 

  1. 1857

  2. 1867

  3. 1877

  4. 1887
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Second Reform Act of 1867 significantly expanded the franchise to include many urban working-class men, though universal male suffrage (all men over 21) was not fully achieved until later acts (1918). However, in the context of typical exam questions on this topic, 1867 is often cited as the major expansion point.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Why did the Chartist Movement disappear after 1848?

  1. Due to the government's actions

  2. Due to the improvement in the living conditions and working conditions

  3. Many former Chartists turned their attention to other causes

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Chartist movement declined due to a combination of government suppression, economic recovery that improved living standards, and the diversion of activists toward other political and social causes.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

The Government of England transported many of the Chartist leaders and members to _________.

  1. Canada

  2. America

  3. Australia

  4. Uganda
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Following the failed Newport Rising and other disturbances, the British government transported many convicted Chartist leaders to penal colonies in Australia.