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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 led the protest movement at St. Peter's Square in Manchester? 

  1. Ned Ludd

  2. Robert Owen

  3. Henry Hunt

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

Henry Hunt was the radical orator who led the meeting at St. Peter's Field in Manchester in 1819, which later became known as the Peterloo Massacre.

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 were Chartists?

  1. The Chartists were a group of poor men who campaigned to be allowed to vote.

  2. The Chartists were a group of working women who campaigned to be allowed to vote.

  3. The Chartists were a group of poor women who campaigned to be allowed to vote.

  4. The Chartists were a group of working men who campaigned to be allowed to vote.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Chartists were a working-class movement in Britain that campaigned for political reform, specifically the right for working men to vote, as outlined in the People's Charter of 1838.

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 is the biggest movement for political power in England that took place between 1836 to 1850 is called?

  1. Black Hand Movement

  2. Chartist Movement

  3. Red Shirt Movement

  4. Black Panther Movement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chartist Movement was the first mass working-class movement in the world, active between 1836 and 1850, focused on achieving political rights for working men.

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.