Radical protest (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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American Revolution cry that inspired British reformers
American Revolution cry that inspired British reformers
No taxation without representation
Boroughs where MPs were chosen by town corporation council
Boroughs where MPs were chosen by town corporation council
Corporation boroughs
Constituencies with very few inhabitants but still elected MPs
Constituencies with very few inhabitants but still elected MPs
Rotten boroughs
Number of constituencies (out of 406) with fewer than 50 voters
Number of constituencies (out of 406) with fewer than 50 voters
88
Term for rotten boroughs controlled by local landowners
Term for rotten boroughs controlled by local landowners
Pocket boroughs
Radical demand meaning 'one man, one vote'
Radical demand meaning 'one man, one vote'
Universal male suffrage
Radical newspaper widely distributed across Britain
Radical newspaper widely distributed across Britain
Cobbett's Political Register
Number of Hampden Clubs by 1817
Number of Hampden Clubs by 1817
Approximately 150
Date of Peterloo Massacre
Date of Peterloo Massacre
16 August 1819
Attendance at Peterloo protest meeting
Attendance at Peterloo protest meeting
60,000 to 80,000 people
Number killed at Peterloo Massacre
Number killed at Peterloo Massacre
Approximately 15
Battle that 'Peterloo' name sarcastically referenced
Battle that 'Peterloo' name sarcastically referenced
Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Six Acts restriction on public meeting size
Six Acts restriction on public meeting size
50 people
Dates of Napoleonic Wars
Dates of Napoleonic Wars
1803-1815
Radical speaker at Peterloo
Radical speaker at Peterloo
Henry Hunt