reform in britain 1815-1848. karl marx believed that england was ripe for a proletarian revolution
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REFORM
IN BRITAIN1815-1848
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Karl Marxbelieved that England was ripe for a proletarian revolution.
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PARLIAMENT
House of LORDS
House of COMMONS
Hereditary Nobility & Church Leaders
“Elected”(LIMITED Suffrage)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_series_(Monet)
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PROPERTY
REQUIREMENTSTO VOTE & HOLD OFFICE
Photo by stu_spivack
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House of
Commons
Dominated by LANDOWNERS
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ROTTEN BOROUGHS
Photo by Donald Lee Pardue
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bor·ough
Photo by Donald Lee Pardue
ˈbərō
A district, town, or administrative unit
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Which states had the most electoral votes in 1912?
1912 Presidential Election
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2012 Presidential Election
Where had the U.S. population shifted by 2012?
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Parliamentary districts did not reflect the population shifts caused by the Industrial Revolution.
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POLITICAL PARTIES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_series_(Monet)
TORIES(Conservatives)
WHIGS(Liberals)
Landed Gentry
Businessmen
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Rotten Boroughs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_series_(Monet)
allowed the Tories to
control Parliament.
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AND ENRICH
THEMSELVES Photo by epSos .de
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Corn Laws
Protective Tariff on foreign wheat “Corn”
(1815)
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PRICES
“Corn”
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The Corn Laws
enriched the landed gentry at the expense of everyone else.
Photo by Andrew Wilkinson
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1 / 12of adult males could vote before
1832.Photo by stu_spivack
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I really need
to VOTE!
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http://www.britishmuseum.org
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Redistricting to reflect population shifts
Rotten Boroughs
Reform ACT
of 1832
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Reform ACT
of 1832
Suffrage for the urban middle class
(lowered property requirements)
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1 / 6of adult males could vote
after the 1832 Act.Photo by stu_spivack
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STILL COULD NOTPhoto by stu_spivack
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NO SUFFRAGE
for the
WORKING CLASS
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CONSERVATIVE LEADERSResisted Working Class Agitation.
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“Peterloo” MASSACRE1819
The cavalry charged into a working class protest, killing 15 and injuring hundreds.
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CHARTISTS
Working class activists who supported
the People’s Charter
1838-1850
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SIX POINTS of CHARTISm
1. UNIVERSAL MALE SUFFRAGE
2. EQUAL-SIZED electoral districts
3. Voting by SECRET BALLOT
4. NO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION
5. PAY for members of Parliament
6. ANNUAL ELECTIONS of Parliament
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DEMOCRATIC
REFORM
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SIX POINTS of CHARTISm
1. UNIVERSAL MALE SUFFRAGE
2. EQUAL-SIZED electoral districts
3. Voting by SECRET BALLOT
4. NO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION
5. PAY for members of Parliament
6. ANNUAL ELECTIONS of Parliament
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1.3 million
Signatures
on the 1839 People’s Charter
Photo by Ian Stannard
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The House of Commons
did not accept the petition.
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1838-1848DEMONSTRATIONS
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Photo by Robin Drayton
Chartist Mural in Newport
1978-2013
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GREAT CHARTIST MEETING
(1848)
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Chartists
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Chartists: 300,000Government: 15,000Sun. Observer 50,000
Attendance estimates:
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SIX POINTS of CHARTISm
1. UNIVERSAL MALE SUFFRAGE
2. EQUAL-SIZED electoral districts
3. Voting by SECRET BALLOT
4. NO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION
5. PAY for members of Parliament
6. ANNUAL ELECTIONS of Parliament
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Short termNOT ACTED UPON
LONG termAll but annual elections
eventually took effect.
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FREE
TRADE
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ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE
Both liberals and radicals opposed the
Corn Laws.
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ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE
Radical Opposition
LIBERALOpposition
Lower Grain Prices
Cheaper FoodPay Workers
Less
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IRISH
POTATO FAMINE1845-1852
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1845-1852
IRISH
POTATO FAMINE
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HOW
can Parliament keep
the price of “corn” artificially high when people are
STARVING?
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Sir Robert
PEELPeel’s
administration
“re-peeled” the Corn Laws
(get it?).
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REFORM FROM
aboveRADICAL AGITATION
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Reform measures
MINES ACT 1842
CORN LAWS REPEALED1846
TEN HOUR ACT 1847
Passed by Parliament in lieu of Chartist proposals
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ENGELS TO BRITISH WORKERS
“In order to divert you from the People’s Charter, the only goal important to you, they spawn all sorts of projects for superficial reforms.”
-- Friedrich Engels, Marxist
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Reform > Revolution
Parliament’s willingness to pass modest reforms saved Britain from the revolutionary upheavals that happened on the continent.
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ULTIMATELY
Workers just
want more money Photo by William
Warby
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AND FOOD
Photo by Rebecca Partington
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NOT A REVOLUTION
Photo by William Warby
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HMPH