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WH Ch.24 Section #1 Britain Becomes more Democratic

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Reform Act of 1832 eliminated "Rotten Boroughs."

a)

False

b)

True

2.

The movement known as "Chartism" ( which had to do with drawing up a People's Charter )

demanded reforms such as universal male suffrage.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Queen Victoria embraced a strict code of morals such as?

a)

Thrift

b)

Hard Work & Honesty

c)

Duty

d)

Respectability

e)

All The Above

4.

The Reform Act of 1832 was important because it Write the letter of the correct ending in the blank provided.

a)

brought full democracy.

b)

ended the power of landowning nobles.

c)

gave a greater political voice to the middle class.

d)

granted full universal male suffrage.

5.

The Chartists were not successful because ?

a)

Parliament ignored their petitions.

b)

not enough people were interested in the movement.

c)

they were too radical for most workers.

d)

they were poorly organized.

6.

Queen Victoria embodied the values of her age, including honesty and ?

a)

poverty.

b)

extravagance.

c)

respectability.

d)

laziness.

7.

In the 1880s, the vote was extended to farmworkers under the leader of the Liberal party Gladstone.

a)

False, Benjamin Disraeli

b)

True, WIlliam Gladstone

8.

In the early 1900s, the House of Lords became

a)

very powerful.

b)

largely a ceremonial institution.

c)

part of the monarchy.

d)

taken over by commoners.

9.

How long did Queen Victoria Reign ?

a)

72

b)

74

c)

70

d)

69

10.

Benjamin Disraeli was leader of the ________ Party?

a)

Conservative

b)

Liberal

11.

William Gladstone was leader of the ________ Party?

a)

Liberal

b)

Conservative

12.

Suffrage means what?

a)

The Right To NOT Have To SUFFER

b)

The Right to have a Job

c)

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

d)

The Right to Vote

13.

In the early 1900s, the House of Commons began to ?

a)

Become pretty much Ceremonial.

b)

Reign Supreme.

c)

be Completely Dissolved

14.

Which British Monarch reigned Longer?

a)

Queen Elizabeth

b)

Prince Albert

c)

King Charles

d)

Queen Victoria

15.

After Her Husband Prince Albert died in 1861, Queen Victoria always wore what color the rest of her life?

a)

Blue

b)

Grey

c)

Black

d)

Mostly Black but with Blue as well.

16.

"Rotten Boroughs" were rural towns that had few or NO Votes because so many people had move to the city to work in factories.

a)

Yes, this is True

b)

No, this is False

17.

The Reform Act of 1832 in Britain

a)

created a standing army for the first time

b)

expanded the number of voters in Britain

c)

abolished the House of Lords

d)

granted the right to vote to women of aristocratic background

18.

The Quality of using Money and Resources Carefully and Not Wastefully is called?

a)

Thrift

b)

Spend-Thrift

c)

Extravagant

d)

Unthrifty