WorksheetsThe Chartist Movement [CHS]
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Chartists protest?
a)
Through Peaceful Means Only
b)
Through Violent Means Only
c)
Through Both Peaceful and Violent Means
2.
Chartists wanted the vote for every man over what age?
a)
18
b)
20
c)
21
d)
25
3.
True or false: The Chartists wanted a Secret Ballot
a)
True
b)
False
4.
True or false: Chartists wanted constituencies to be equal in terms of population size
a)
True
b)
False
5.
How many years did Chartists want elections to occur?
a)
Every Year
b)
Every Two Years
c)
Every Four Years
d)
No Elections, Ever!
6.
HARD QUESTION: In what year did William Lovett publish the People's Charter?
a)
1825
b)
1838
c)
1846
d)
1851
7.
HARD QUESTION: In what year was the Chartists First National Convention
a)
1820
b)
1839
c)
1855
d)
1912
8.
How many times did the Chartist movement petition parliament?
a)
Once
b)
Twice
c)
Three times
d)
Eight times
9.
What were many skilled craft workers threatened by in the 1830's?
a)
Growth of steam powered machinery
b)
Ultra radicals
c)
Electoral Reform
d)
The colonies in Australia
10.
Which of these were heavily industrialised areas in the 1800's?
a)
Manchester & Leeds
b)
Devon & Cornwall
c)
Isle of Man & Isle of Wight
d)
Scottish Highlands
11.
Which future Prime Minister supported the Chartist movement?
a)
Benjamin Disraeli
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Theresa May
d)
David Lloyd George
12.
What happened to John Frost after the Newport Rising?
a)
He was charged with High Treason
b)
He was killed at the Peterloo Massacre
c)
He was made Prime Minister
d)
He retired to write a successful novel
13.
Who were the Chartists mainly fighting for?
a)
Working Class
b)
Upper Class
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