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Cornell Notes:. X. Reform in Great Britain. The Luddites: 1811-1816. Attacks on the “frames” [power looms]. X. The Luddite Triangle. Ideas: Utilitarianism. Individual Freedom Jeremy Bentham “the greatest happiness for the greatest number” John Stuart Mill - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Reform in Great Reform in Great BritainBritain
The Luddites: 1811-1816
The Luddites: 1811-1816
Attacks on the “frames” [power looms].Attacks on the “frames” [power looms].
The Luddite TriangleThe Luddite Triangle
Ideas: Utilitarianism Individual FreedomIndividual Freedom Jeremy BenthamJeremy Bentham
““the greatest the greatest happiness for the happiness for the greatest number”greatest number”
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill Votes for women & Votes for women &
working classworking class Government should Government should
help working classhelp working class
British British Soldiers Fire Soldiers Fire
on Britishon BritishWorkers: Workers: 19 dead, 19 dead,
700 wounded700 wounded
Let us die like Let us die like men, and not men, and not be sold like be sold like
slaves!slaves!
Peterloo Massacre, 1819Peterloo Massacre, 1819
Reform Act of 1832 Rotten Burroughs – Members of Parliament
not representative of population lowered property qualifications Redistributed votes in House of Commons
to represent cities
British Reform Bill of 1832British Reform Bill of 1832
Chartist Movement
1830’s Wanted …
Universal Adult Male Suffrage Salaries for Parliament Secret Ballot
The ChartistsThe Chartists
A physical force—A physical force—Chartists arming for Chartists arming for the fight.the fight.
A female ChartistA female Chartist
Impact of ChartistsImpact of Chartists
• Abolition of slavery in the coloniesAbolition of slavery in the coloniesin 1832.in 1832.
• Sadler Commission to look intoSadler Commission to look intoworking conditionsworking conditions• Factory Act [1833] – child labor.Factory Act [1833] – child labor.
• New Poor Law [1834] – indoor relief.New Poor Law [1834] – indoor relief.• Poor houses.Poor houses.
Anti-Corn League, 1848
Wanted to end tariff on imported grain—hard on factory workers
First modern protest group Demonstrations Lectures Posters pamphlets
Ireland Controlled by England &
Immigrant English Protestants Discrimination against Catholics Potato Famine 1845-50 Demand “Home Rule”
Charles Parnell 1921 – Ireland became independent
Except Northern Ireland
Education Reform Ragged Schools –
religious schools for poor
1881 – public schools & mandatory education from 5-10 years old
1918-public secondary schools
The Socialists: Utopians & Marxists The Socialists: Utopians & Marxists
× People as a society would operate and own thePeople as a society would operate and own themeans of production, not individuals.means of production, not individuals.
× Their goal was a society that benefited Their goal was a society that benefited everyone, not just a rich, well-connected few.everyone, not just a rich, well-connected few.
× Tried to build perfect communities [utopias].Tried to build perfect communities [utopias].
Queen Victoria
18 yrs old Reigned from
1837-1901Height of
British Empire
William Gladstone Liberal Prime Minister Supported social reforms
Education Anti-Poverty Suffrage
Benjamin Disraeli Conservative Prime Minister Preserve Aristocracy Supported moderate
reform
Suffragettes—Women’s Rights
Emmeline Pankhurst Demonstrations & marches When jailed went on hunger strikes Women’s Property Acts 1882 Women over 30, Right to Vote 1918
Other Reformers Fabian Society—Socialism by
gradual reform Labor Party—Trade Unions
Manchester, England 1750: 17,000 1850:300,000 2010:480,000