The document discusses the growing calls for electoral reform in Britain during the 1830s. It outlines the unfairness and corruption of the old electoral system, as well as the unequal distribution of political power. Key events that fueled reform efforts included the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 and riots in 1831. This led to the passage of the 1832 Reform Act, though it did not satisfy demands for universal male suffrage. The Chartist movement emerged in the late 1830s calling for working class political rights defined in the People's Charter of 1838. However, divisions over tactics and lack of coordination contributed to the movement's eventual decline.

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2.  1830s growing discontent
 Old electoral system

3.  Unfairness
 Exclusion from voting no influence over MPs
 Corruption
 MPs richest families
 Voting publicly Vote bullied
 Working-class people MP
 The distribution of power
 Constituencies (many in rural – not
enough in city)

4.  Revolution
 1832 political groups
 Working-class people Bad condition
 MPs scared for revolution
▪ Vote to people
 Peterloo
 Working class people meetings to protest
 Manchester 1819

5.  50.000 people At St Peter’s Fields
 Henry Hunt Speech calling for the reform
The army intervened Attacked him and his supporters
11 people died and 400 injured

6.  Consequences
▪ The government congratulates.
▪ Henry Hunt imprisoned
▪ Banned meetings
▪ Tax on newspapers increased
working-class people less informed

7.  1831 Riots for decisions of Parliament
 In Notthingam attacks the castle
Protestors Imprisoned and executed
 In Bristol Attacks at the Mansion House killed three
protesters
Attacks at the Bristol goal and Bishop's palace
Total: 70 dead
 Maybe it could happen
to London

8.  In responce to the riots the 1832 Reform
Act
 Declared:
▪ One in five men vote
▪ new seats in the new industrial towns
▪ Seats from rotten boroughs be removed

9.  Middle class happy
 Working class no vote
 Elections corrupted
Country rich
 Power MPs

10. Different types of chartists:
 William Lovett Moral Force
Chartism
Peaceful
protest
Physical
 Feargus O'Connor Force
violent campaign Chartism
speeches Die for the cause
Threatening

11. 1. Vote Over 21
2. Secret ballot
3. No own propriety
4. Wage for MPs
5. Equal voting
constituencies
6. Annual elections

12.  Believes of Chartists
 Six point
 Every man Right to vote
 Disapproval
 Lenght of working day
 Division about methods

13.  Disappointment Reform Act (1832)
Factory Act (1833)
 Bitterness Poor Law Amendment Act
(1834)
 poverty = crime
 building of workhouses
 depression and unemployment
Chartism only
solution

14.  Stopping trade unions
 Problems with trade
1838-1848 high unemployment

15.  Improvment social and economic situation
 Employment
 Prices down
 Higher wages
 New moviments
 Anti-Corn Law
League
 Ten Hour Movement

16.  Lack of single leadership
 Poor coordination
Groups all over the Difficulties in communication
country and meetings
 Different aims
Six Points but also…
 Different classes and poor funding
Middle Class supporters withdrew
less money collapse