Great Reform Act

History

Which political party opposed giving more people the right to vote in the 1830s?

The King forced the Lords to vote for reform

Which of the following took place after the House of Lords rejected the Reform Act in 1831?

Fear of revolution eventually convinced which group to reluctantly support the Reform Act in 1832?

Which social group was given the right to vote after the Great Reform Act of 1832?

Which Birmingham banker proposed people should not pay tax until the Great Reform Act was passed?

Historians do not know how industrialisation affected the number of people living in cities

The number of people living in cities decreased

The number of people living in cities increased

The number of people living in cities stayed the same

What happened to the number of people living in cities as Britain industrialised?

Which of the following social groups became a larger proportion of the population as Britain industrialised?

In which city did the Peterloo Massacre take place?

The wanted to join the fight against Napoleon

They wanted the right to vote in elections

Why had a crowd gathered in St Peter's Fields in 1819?

It was a name given to criticise the radicals who threw stones

It was a name given to criticise the soldiers who used excessive force

It was a name given to praise the upper class for refusing to change the voting system

It was a name given to praise the working class for bravely asking for the vote

Why did violence in St Peter's Fields in 1819 become known as 'Peterloo'?