Great Reform Act

In this lesson, we will find out how the British government managed to avoid experiencing a violent revolution. We will learn how after debates in parliament and riots across the country, a law was passed allowing more people to vote in elections.

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Q1.What happened to the number of people living in cities as Britain industrialised?

The number of people living in cities decreasedThe number of people living in cities increasedThe number of people living in cities stayed the sameHistorians do not know how industrialisation affected the number of people living in cities

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Q2.Which of the following social groups became a larger proportion of the population as Britain industrialised?

The aristocracy/upper classThe clergyThe working classThe peasantry

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Q3.In which city did the Peterloo Massacre take place?

LondonLiverpoolManchesterYork

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Q4.Why had a crowd gathered in St Peter's Fields in 1819?

They wanted the right to vote in electionsThey wanted to attack radicalsThey wanted Britain to become a republicThe wanted to join the fight against Napoleon

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Q5.Why did violence in St Peter's Fields in 1819 become known as 'Peterloo'?

It was a name given to criticise the radicals who threw stonesIt was a name given to criticise the soldiers who used excessive forceIt was a name given to praise the working class for bravely asking for the voteIt was a name given to praise the upper class for refusing to change the voting system

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.What happened to the number of people living in cities as Britain industrialised?

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Q2.Which of the following social groups became a larger proportion of the population as Britain industrialised?

The aristocracy/upper classThe clergyThe working classThe peasantry

2/5

Q3.In which city did the Peterloo Massacre take place?

LondonLiverpoolManchesterYork

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Q4.Why had a crowd gathered in St Peter's Fields in 1819?

They wanted the right to vote in electionsThey wanted to attack radicalsThey wanted Britain to become a republicThe wanted to join the fight against Napoleon

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Q5.Why did violence in St Peter's Fields in 1819 become known as 'Peterloo'?

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Q1.Which political party opposed giving more people the right to vote in the 1830s?

The WhigsThe ToriesLabourThe Jacobins

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Q2.Which of the following took place after the House of Lords rejected the Reform Act in 1831?

The King forced the Lords to vote for reformThe House of Lords were abolishedThere were riots in major British citiesThe Peterloo Massacre

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Q3.Fear of revolution eventually convinced which group to reluctantly support the Reform Act in 1832?

Tory members of the House of LordsWhig members of the House of CommonsWorking class factory employeesMiddle class bankers

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Q4.Which social group was given the right to vote after the Great Reform Act of 1832?

Aristocratic womenMiddle class menWorking class menFemale peasants

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Q5.Which Birmingham banker proposed people should not pay tax until the Great Reform Act was passed?

Earl GreyThomas AttwoodThe Duke of WellingtonAnna Wheeler

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See if you can answer these questions based on what you have learnt today.

Q1.Which political party opposed giving more people the right to vote in the 1830s?

The WhigsThe ToriesLabourThe Jacobins

1/5

Q2.Which of the following took place after the House of Lords rejected the Reform Act in 1831?

The King forced the Lords to vote for reformThe House of Lords were abolishedThere were riots in major British citiesThe Peterloo Massacre

2/5

Q3.Fear of revolution eventually convinced which group to reluctantly support the Reform Act in 1832?

Tory members of the House of LordsWhig members of the House of CommonsWorking class factory employeesMiddle class bankers

3/5

Q4.Which social group was given the right to vote after the Great Reform Act of 1832?

Aristocratic womenMiddle class menWorking class menFemale peasants

4/5

Q5.Which Birmingham banker proposed people should not pay tax until the Great Reform Act was passed?

Earl GreyThomas AttwoodThe Duke of WellingtonAnna Wheeler

5/5

Lesson summary: Great Reform Act

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