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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

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.

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

Which of the following were the demands of Chartists?

  1. A vote for every man over the age of 21

  2. Each constituency should have an equal number of voters

  3. Elections should be held every year

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

The People's Charter included six main points, which encompassed universal male suffrage, equal electoral districts, and annual parliaments.

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

Which of the following was not among the six demands of Chartists?

  1. A vote for every man over the age of 21

  2. Votes to be cast in secret

  3. MPs should not have to own property

  4. MPs should not be paid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Chartists actually demanded that MPs be paid so that working-class men could afford to serve in Parliament, making option D incorrect as a demand.

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

In November 1839, the Chartists armed themselves and tried to capture Newport. This became known as the __________.

  1. Chartist Rise

  2. Newport Rising

  3. Chartist Terror

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

The armed march on the Westgate Hotel in Newport in 1839 by Chartists is historically known as the Newport Rising.

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 National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)?

  1. Naomi Wolfe

  2. Millicent Fawcett

  3. Isabella Ford

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

Millicent Fawcett was the long-term president of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), which favored constitutional methods.

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

Arrange the following in Chronological order.
1. First Chartist petition and riots
2. Suffragettes began Campaigning
3. Suffragettes became more militant
4. World War One breaks out

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4

  2. 2, 1, 3, 4

  3. 3, 2, 1, 4

  4. 4, 3, 2, 1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The chronology was:

1. First Chartist petition(1839)
2.Suffragettes began Campaigning(1903)
3.Suffragettes became more militant(1912)
4.World War One breaks out(1914). 
The chronology is ordered as given. Hence, Option is correct. Among the rest, B precedes Suffragette campaign before Chartists, C precedes Suffragette militancy before Chartist Petition and D precedes World War before all other events. Hence, these are incorrect.