Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform

Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform

12th Grade

14 Qs

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Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform

Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform

Assessment

Quiz

History

12th Grade

Hard

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a 'rotten borough'?

A borough in a state of decay

A borough that contained lots of people but hardly any representatives

A borough that contained hardly any people but which sent a representative to parliament

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many men could vote in the 1780s?

1/2 a million

a million

two million

three million

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many MPs were there in the 1780s?

500

650

658

700

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the 1780s why were some seats not contested?

because they were in the pocket of the local leader and their might be no opponent

because they did not contest seats in those days

some seats were 'inherited'; they passed from father to son, e.g. Peel

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused an appetite for reform in the 1780s?

The American War of Independence- brought rising taxes and rising govt expenditure; MPs were critical of the King's patronage and awarding contracts to MPs or their relatives/friends

a growing middle class desired a say in the running of the country

no one could defend 'rotten' and 'pocket' boroughs any longer.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the French Revolution quieten down calls for parliamentary reform?

It was seen as unpatriotic to question the govt during war time

The English hated the French- if the French did something, the English would want to do the opposite just so as 'not to be like them'

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were many men frightened of manhood suffrage?

They didn't believe that, even if all men had the vote, that they would even bother to vote

They were frightened of 'mob rule'

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