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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn a different story about how Britain became a democracy. This story describes how Britain's workers demanded the vote and then had to keep fighting for it when it was denied.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following cities were only represented in parliament after the 1832 Reform Act?
Bristol and Liverpool
Cardiff and Norwich
Glasgow and Edinburgh
Correct answer: Manchester and Birmingham
Q2.
Which of the following words could be defined as "a ruler who holds onto power and shows cruelty."
Democrat
President
Radical
Correct answer: Tyrant
Q3.
What does 'franchise' mean?
A gradual reform
A monarch's power being limited by a parliament
Correct answer: The right to vote
Women having the same rights as men
Q4.
Which of the following are British Prime Ministers who introduced franchise reform in 1867 and 1884?
Correct answer: Disraeli and Gladstone
Grey and Pitt the Younger
Lord North and Lord Palmerston
Peel and the Duke of Wellington
Q5.
Which of the following best describes a Whig interpretation of history?
Stories about people in the eighteenth century who wear wigs
Stories which focus on the lives of ordinary people
Correct answer: Stories which show English government gradually getting better
Stories which show rulers were the same in every period

5 Questions

Q1.
What document did William Lovett help write?
The American Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The Great Reform Act of 1832
Correct answer: The People's Charter
Q2.
What was the main desire of the Chartists?
Correct answer: To give all adult men the vote
To make Britain a republic
To make Britain the wealthiest country on earth
To make the British government more stable
Q3.
Which organisation spied on Chartist activities?
The House of Lords
Correct answer: The Police
The Tories
The Whigs
Q4.
What name is given to the businesses set up by British workers which allowed lots of people to share the profits?
Correct answer: Cooperatives
Factories
Parliament
Trade unions
Q5.
Which of the following best describes a Whig interpretation of history?
Stories about people in the eighteenth century who wear wigs
Stories which focus on the lives of ordinary people
Correct answer: Stories which show English government gradually getting better
Stories which show rulers were the same in every period

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UnitHistory / Why are different stories told about Britain's journey to democracy?

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