Lord Liverpool and the Tories

Who became Prime Minister in 1812 and held the office until 1827?

• George Canning

• Robert Peel

• Robert Jenkinson (Lord Liverpool)

• William Husskison

What industrial movement broke out in 1810-11?

• Machinists

• Free Working Movement

• Charterism

• Luddism

What happened during the Luddite activity between 1810-11?

• They broke machines and targeted owners houses in order to protest against their replacement by machines.

• Destroyed crops, attacked the rich and stole the money which they had earned

• Sent petitions to the government about their grievances

How were the Luddites repressed?

• Leaders executed and 12,000 troops stationed

• Demands of compensation for machine damage

• Suppression of Luddite media

Which groups of people were involved and where did the riots take place?

• Skilled workers, Industrial north

• Skilled workers, rural south

• Unskilled peasants, industrial north

• Unskilled peasants, rural south

Which war was ended by 1815?

• Revolutionary War

• The Patriotic War

• The Polish War of Independence

• The Napoleonic War

What 4 key things happened after the end of the Napoleonic War?

• Dropping of income tax and reintroduction of indirect taxes

• Demobilisation of 300,000 armed servicemen

• Widespread campaigns for universal manhood suffrage

• Economic and social disorder

• 80% of government expenditure used to pay off debt

What were the Corn Laws?

• Tariffs placed on the import of wheat until it reached a price of 80 shillings a quarter

• Tariffs placed on the exportation of wheat until it reached a price of 80 shillings a quarter

• Laws restricting the production of corn/wheat

• Laws encouraging the growth of wheat

Who were the two men in 1816 who called for political rights and universal manhood suffrage?

• Francis Place

• Thomas Spence

• Arthur Thistlewood

• William Cobbet

• John Cartwright

What did William Cobbet publish in 1816 and how many copies were sold?

• 'Treatise on the Welfare of the People'. 10,000 copies

• 'Liberalism in our Time', 1,000 copies

• 'The Political Register', 40,000 copies

• 'The Rights of the Citizen', 100,000 copies