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)

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

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

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

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

Word Cloud

Brain Wrap: think of words that mean Chartism.