Progressive Ideas and Movements Chartism

Chartism

Grade 9 History - Progressive Ideas and Movements

• Students will identify political reform.

• Students will explain the importance of the people's charter.

Success Criteria

Students will understand the ideology of Chartism through the British working-class movement.

Lesson Focus

Lesson Expectations

Word Cloud

Brain Jog: Think of words that mean reform.

(meaning change for better)

Fill in the Blank

Chartism was a British working-class m...............................

.

Multiple Choice

Chartism took place in the 18..........s

• 1850s
• 1860s
• 1830s
• 1840s

Open Ended

Chartism was primarily for political reform.

True or False

Multiple Choice

In 1832 middle-class men were granted the vote, but working-class p........................... continued to be excluded.

• individuals
• people
• voters
• citizens

Fill in the Blank

In response, a group of men (made up of members of Parliament and workers) published the People’s C......................... in 1938.

Draw

Look at the Ballet Paper, would you say this is Social Darwinism or Egalitarianism?

Poll

In response, a group of men (made up of members of Parliament and workers) published the People’s Charter in 1938.

True or False?

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

the charter called for how many items of reform?

(between 1 - 6)

Multiple Select

These items of reform were.....

• 1. votes for all men over 21 years of age and secret ballots

• equal constituencies and removal of only property owners could be parliament.

• 1. payment for members of parliament and annual general elections.

• Parliament members had the right to belittle the working class.

Multiple Choice

The Charter obtained a quarter of a million s........................... before it was presented to parliament.

• signatures
• petitions
• approvals
• endorsements

Fill in the Blank

where it was r........................

Fill in the Blank

It was again rejected in 1848 when it was presented with t................ m......................... signatures.

Multiple Select

Nevertheless, by 19........... five of the ................. demands had been adopted.

• 1918

• six

• 1912

• four

Multiple Choice

Chartism had an influence on A........................ politics as well.

• American
• French
• German
• Australian

Poll

At the 1958 Eureka Stockade on the goldfields of Ballarat, the leaders of the revolt put forward the demands of the People’s Charter.

True or False?

• True

• Partly True

• False

• Partly False

Fill in the Blank

Though the revolt was suppressed, all but one of the d................................ had been met within a year.

Word Cloud

Brain Wrap: think of words that mean Chartism.