Practice Questions Practise Democratic Reform Women’s Suffrage & In what year did the Reform Act take place? € Why were womennotallowed to vote? [1] [1] Whatwasa rotten borough? 6 What law waspassed in 1870? [1] [1] How manypeople were allowedto votein the early 1860s? Whatyear did Marion Wallace Dunlop begin her hungerstrike in prison? [1] [1] WhatAct did the government pass in 1872? 0 Which type of women were given the vote in 1918? [1] [1] In your opinion, whydid the voting system need reforming by 1832? In your opinion, how important wasthe role of the Pankhursts in the suffrage campaign? In your answer youshould: In your answer you should: ° Give at least three examples of unfairness in the voting system. e Describe the actions of the Suffragette Movement. e Use facts to support your answer. e Take into account other factors involved in the suffrage campaign. e Use facts to support your answer. Write your answerona separate sheetof paper. [10] Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. [10] Explain whether the Chartist movement should be viewed as a failure. 6 Explain why the struggle for equality failed in the 19th century. In your answer you should: ° Explain at least three different negative outcomes for the Chartist movement. In your answer you should: e Use facts to support your answer. e Give your opinion on at least three different reasons. e Use facts to support your answer. Write your answer ona separate sheet of paper. [10] Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. [10] KS3 History Revision Guide ) Review Questions State Democratic4 Reform Women’sI, Suffrage Ge Which three cities had no MPsin the 1820s? € In what year did the women’s movementsstart to differ over the methods used? [1] [1] : & How many miners and ironworkers took part in the Newport Rising? é How many womenwent to Downing Street to protest in 1906? [1] [1] . 3 WhowasPrime Minister in 1867? € Which three buildings were the main targets of violence in 1911? [1] [1] 6 Whatdid the 1874 Factory Act allow workers to do? 0 Why did the governmentintroduce a new voting law during the First World War? [1] [1] 6 In your opinion, why was the 1884 Parliamentary Reform Act an important development? € Describe how the Cat and Mouse Act gained sympathy for the Suffragette movement. In your answer you should: In your answer you should: e Give at least two examples of changes to the voting system in 1884. e Explain at least three examples. e Use facts to support your answer. e Use facts to support your answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. [10] Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. [10] @ Study the source below on the NewportRising in November 1839. 6 Study the source below, whichis from the Speaker of the House of Commonsin 1913. A companyofsoldiers was stationed at the Westgate Hotel. The crowd marched there, loudly The activities of the suffragettes had reached a stage at which nothing wassafe from attacks. cheering. The police fled into the hotel for safety. The soldiers were stationed at the windows, Churches were burnt,buildings and houses were destroyed, bombs were exploded,the through which someof the crowdfired. The soldiers returned thefire. In about twenty police assaulted and meetings broken up. The feelings in the House hardened opposition to minutes ten of the Chartists were killed on the spot, and fifty others wounded. their demands. Theresult was a defeat of their Bill by 47 votes, which the government had previously promised to support. Whatdoesthis source tell you about the Newport Rising that would help you write an account of the event? Whatareits drawbacks? Explain why the governmentfailed to support the Suffragette movement. Give reasons for your answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. [5] Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. [5] KS3 History Revision Guide » 93 Democratic Reform 1 The Reform Act 1832 political system was the 1832 The first important change to the You mustbe able to: Reform Act. Key Point e Explain how the voting system workedin the 1820s This Act achieved two main things: that more men could vote. e Explain why the Reform Act was important _ |t extended the franchise so Before 1832, the voting system fairer, it got rid of some of e Understand the demandsof the Chartists. _ Inan attempt to makethe system wasvery unfair. that existed across the country. the differences in the system Only men aged 21 and limited. Still only a tiny The effects of this Act were very above who owned of British men could votein elections. percentage property could vote. The Voting System in the 1820s The Chartists e Inthe 21st century Britain is a democracy whereevery adult greater was a reformist movement that demanded aged 18 or overis allowed to vote. In the 19th century this was ¢ Chartism It had six key demands: not the case. change. for every man aged 21 and over Voting wasa privilege for only the wealthiest people in society. — Avote ballots The country wasdivided into constituencies called counties and — Secret — Payment for MPs boroughs. Most of these sent two MPsto Parliament. Voting in 1873. — No property qualifications Before 1832 the right to vote depended on three things: to bribery and corruption — Annual Parliaments to put an end — Gender: Only men over the age of 21 were allowed to vote. — Equal constituencies. — Property: In order to vote, an individual had to own the aim of securing the ° Chartism was a mass movementwith property over a certain value. a vote for all men. — Location: The right to vote varied from borough to borough. living also demanded an improvementin The system wasvery unfair. In many areas there was no contest e The movement the end of workhouses. conditions, increased wages and because the local landownerwasso influential. also formed the London In 1836, a group of Londonartisans The local landownercould control the election and guarantee . ey Sheree 120 xn nares Tee eest Working Men’s Association. a ‘Bink oF ts wevat ws that his candidate would win. it being by over 1.25 million people but when Cartoon showing the Charter e The Charter was signed to Lord Russell. Bribery and threats of violence were common, and voting was ignoredit. presented presented to Parliament in 1839, MPs not held in secret. was The poor, the working classes and women were not represented Point in Parliament. The NewportRising Key Only men could become MPs. They were not paid a salary, so 30 000 miners and . e In Newport, Wales, approximately The Chartists were a they had to be very rich to become an MP; Parliament was of a popular Chartist leader ironworkers demandedtherelease reformist group that dominated by rich, aristocratic landowners. called Henry Vincent. demanded change, Rotten boroughs wereareas that had a small numberof voters in to try and stop the © Thousands of soldiers were brought including the vote for who could be bribed easily. were arrested and sentenced demonstration and eight Chartists every man over 21 and Dunwich in Suffolk was a rotten borough. It had been . to transportation. secret ballots. who used was a violent destroyed and no longerexisted, but the 30 people this showed Chartism e The governmentbelieved to live therestill had the right to vote and could elect two MPs. were arrested. movement and a further 500 Chartists Certain areas of Britain, such as the south of England, could elect more MPs than the north. This is because they were far Quick Test better represented under the voting system. Cities such as Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds had no MPs in Whowasallowed to vote in the 1820s? > was unfair. the 1820s. Give one reason whythe voting system achieve? The rapid population growth in the townsandcities meant What did the 1832 Reform Act try to petition presented in there was more chance of new political ideas spreading. How manypeople signed the Chartist PWN 7 Reformers believed that Parliament no longer represented the 1839? properly and it needed changing. city of Sheffield. during the Newport Rising? country Industrial 5. How many people were arrested Democratic Reform 1: Revise KS3 History Revision Guide Democratic Reform 2 Reforms 1870-71 Revise You must beable to: in 1870, the governmentpassed the Education Act. This resulted schools being built for 5-12-year- e Explain why the Chartist movementfailed in approximately 3000 to 4000 olds between 1870 and 1880. However, they were notfree. e Describe how the 1867 Reform Act increased the vote In 1871, the Bank Holiday Act gave everyone holidays from e Understand howsocial reform improved people's lives. workby law. The Trade Union Act also protected the rights of workers to a trade union. form The End of Chartism Modernpolling booths. Secret Ballot Act 1872 e In 1848 the Chartists attempted another petition and said they In 1872 the governmentintroduced the Ballot Act. Voting was had collected 6 million signatures. They planned a mass march now donein secret, in an attempt to deal with the problem of to Parliament to deliver the petition. bribery, intimidation and corruption. e Howeveronly 20 000 people turned up and when the petition Although this Act failed to end this problem completely, the wasinspected it had 1.9 million signatures rather than secret ballot certainly made a difference. 6 million. A number of names had even been forged. Polling booths were introduced. ° The meeting and petition were a disaster for the Chartists Key Point and it would be another50 years before the changes they demanded were made. Social Reform 1874-75 The 1884 Parliamentary The governmentpassed a numberof Acts designed to improve Reform Act increased Social and Political Reforms after 1867 Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.