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REFORM IN BRITAIN

REFORM IN BRITAIN. 1815-1848. Karl Marx. b elieved that England was ripe for a proletarian revolution. PARLIAMENT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_series_(Monet ). PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS. TO VOTE & HOLD OFFICE. Photo by stu_spivack. House of Commons.

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REFORM IN BRITAIN

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  1. REFORM IN BRITAIN 1815-1848

  2. Karl Marx believed that England was ripe for a proletarian revolution.

  3. PARLIAMENT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_series_(Monet)

  4. PROPERTYREQUIREMENTS TO VOTE & HOLD OFFICE Photo by stu_spivack

  5. House of Commons Dominated by LANDOWNERS

  6. ROTTEN BOROUGHS Photo by Donald Lee Pardue

  7. bor·ough ˈbərō A district, town, or administrative unit Photo by Donald Lee Pardue

  8. 1912 Presidential Election Which states had the most electoral votes in 1912?

  9. 2012 Presidential Election Where had the U.S. population shifted by 2012?

  10. Parliamentary districts did not reflect the population shifts caused by the Industrial Revolution.

  11. POLITICAL PARTIES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_series_(Monet)

  12. Rotten Boroughs allowed the Tories to control Parliament. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_series_(Monet)

  13. AND ENRICH THEMSELVES Photo by epSos .de

  14. Corn Laws Protective Tariff on foreign wheat (1815) “Corn”

  15. PRICES “Corn”

  16. The Corn Laws enriched the landed gentry at the expense of everyone else. Photo by Andrew Wilkinson

  17. 1 / 12 of adult males could vote before 1832. Photo by stu_spivack

  18. I really need to VOTE!

  19. http://www.britishmuseum.org

  20. Reform ACT of 1832 Redistricting to reflect population shifts Rotten Boroughs

  21. Reform ACT of 1832 Suffrage for the urban middleclass (loweredproperty requirements)

  22. 1 / 6 of adult males could vote after the 1832 Act. Photo by stu_spivack

  23. 5 / 6 STILL COULD NOT Photo by stu_spivack

  24. NO SUFFRAGEfor theWORKING CLASS

  25. CONSERVATIVE LEADERS Resisted Working Class Agitation.

  26. 1819 “Peterloo” MASSACRE The cavalry charged into a working class protest, killing 15 and injuring hundreds.

  27. CHARTISTS Working class activists who supported the People’s Charter 1838-1850

  28. SIX POINTS of CHARTISm • UNIVERSAL MALE SUFFRAGE • EQUAL-SIZED electoral districts • Voting by SECRET BALLOT • NO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION • PAY for members of Parliament • ANNUAL ELECTIONS of Parliament

  29. DEMOCRATIC REFORM

  30. SIX POINTS of CHARTISm • UNIVERSAL MALE SUFFRAGE • EQUAL-SIZED electoral districts • Voting by SECRET BALLOT • NO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION • PAY for members of Parliament • ANNUAL ELECTIONS of Parliament

  31. 1.3 million Signatures on the 1839 People’s Charter Photo by Ian Stannard

  32. The House of Commons did not accept the petition.

  33. 1838-1848 DEMONSTRATIONS

  34. Chartist Mural in Newport 1978-2013 Photo by Robin Drayton

  35. Photo Source: South Wales Chartist Network

  36. Photo Source: South Wales Chartist Network

  37. Photo Source: South Wales Chartist Network

  38. Photo Source: South Wales Chartist Network

  39. Photo Source: South Wales Chartist Network

  40. Photo Source: South Wales Chartist Network

  41. GREAT CHARTIST MEETING (1848)

  42. Chartists

  43. Attendance estimates: Chartists: 300,000 Government: 15,000 Sun. Observer 50,000

  44. SIX POINTS of CHARTISm • UNIVERSAL MALE SUFFRAGE • EQUAL-SIZED electoral districts • Voting by SECRET BALLOT • NO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION • PAY for members of Parliament • ANNUAL ELECTIONS of Parliament

  45. Short term NOT ACTED UPON LONG term All but annual elections eventually took effect.

  46. FREETRADE

  47. ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE Both liberals and radicals opposed the Corn Laws.

  48. ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE

  49. IRISHPOTATO FAMINE 1845-1852

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