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Democratic Changes in England. Ms. Ramos. Reforming Parliament. Ms. Ramos. Reformers Push for Change. 1820’s- move to end religious restrictions Move to eliminate rotten boroughs. Ms. Ramos. Reform Act of 1832. Lg towns & cities gain representation Rotten boroughs are eliminated
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Democratic Changes in England Ms. Ramos
Reforming Parliament Ms. Ramos
Reformers Push for Change • 1820’s- move to end religious restrictions • Move to eliminate rotten boroughs Ms. Ramos
Reform Act of 1832 • Lg towns & cities gain representation • Rotten boroughs are eliminated • Electorate is enlarged Ms. Ramos
Chartist Movement • Demand • Universal male suffrage • Annual Parliament elections • Salaries for Parliament • Secret ballot • Present petitions to Parliament Ms. Ramos
Discuss---Compare How did the demands of Chartism compare to the voting reforms passed in 1832? Ms. Ramos
Discuss---Compare How did the demands of Chartism compare to the voting reforms passed in 1832? Answer: 1832 voting reforms redrew borough lines, extended vote to many middle-class property owners, gave parliamentary representation to many industrial towns, but not to industrial workers; Chartists called for additional reforms, extending the vote to all men, vote by secret ballot, annual elections, payment of representatives in Parliament Ms. Ramos
The Victorian Age 1837-1901 Ms. Ramos
Symbol of Nation’s Values • Duty, thrift, honesty, hard work, respectability • Strict code of morals & manners Ms. Ramos
Confident Age • Confident middle & working classes • Growing movement for social reform Ms. Ramos
New Era in UK Politics Ms. Ramos
William Gladstone Progressive approach to solving societal problems Benjamin Disraeli Wanted to preserve traditions of the past Liberal v. Conservative Ms. Ramos
Expanding Suffrage • Reform Bill of 1867 • Almost doubles the electorate • Almost universal male suffrage by 1900 • UK = Parliamentary Democracy Ms. Ramos
1867 Reform Bill Question of Rights • Disraeli argued that if a woman could be queen, she should be able to vote • Tried to add women’s suffrage to 1867 reform bill but did not succeed • Queen Victoria against women’s suffrage, called it “mad, wicked folly” Women’s SuffrageDiscuss- Do not need to Copy Ms. Ramos
Limiting the Lords • Early 1900s, House of Commons bills defeated by House of Lords • Liberal govt threatens to create new lords Ms. Ramos