The enlightenment, urbanisation and political change: an overview (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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England & Wales population 1750 to 1900
England & Wales population 1750 to 1900
7 million to 40 million
% of pop. in urban areas by 1900
% of pop. in urban areas by 1900
80%
Definition of rookery
Definition of rookery
Slum area with high poverty and crime rates
Luddism protests years
Luddism protests years
1812-1813
Peterloo Massacre year & deaths
Peterloo Massacre year & deaths
1819, 11 people died
Swing Riots dates & location
Swing Riots dates & location
1830-1831, Southeast England
Rebecca Riots years & actions
Rebecca Riots years & actions
1839-1843, attacked toll gates in SW Wales
Chartism period & aim
Chartism period & aim
1839-1848, campaigns for working people's right to vote
French Revolution start year
French Revolution start year
1780
Tolpuddle Martyrs year & number
Tolpuddle Martyrs year & number
1833, six farm labourers
What Tolpuddle Martyrs did
What Tolpuddle Martyrs did
Took oath to join union for wage increase
Tolpuddle Martyrs sentence
Tolpuddle Martyrs sentence
7 years transportation to Australia
Petition signatures for Tolpuddle Martyrs
Petition signatures for Tolpuddle Martyrs
250,000
Tolpuddle Martyrs pardoned when
Tolpuddle Martyrs pardoned when
March 1836
Britain's status from industrialisation
Britain's status from industrialisation
Richest country in the world