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38 Cards in this Set
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What did Sir Humphrey Day invest in?
Hint- they were very bright! |
Arc Lamps
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What was the year of Thomas Malthus?
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1798
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What did Thomas Malthus write an essay about?
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Population
called, Essay on Population |
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What did Thomas Malthus' "Essay on Population state?
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. population would grow
. food shortage would occur . everyone would kill everyone |
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What was the year of Sir Humphrey Day?
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1809
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Sir Humphrey Day invested in the Arc Lamp. What was this used for?
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Making city safer
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When did the Corn Laws occur?
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1815
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What is wheat called in England?
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Corn
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In 1815, what were taxes put on and what was this law called?
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taxes were put on incoming wheat
it was called the Corn Laws |
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Who benefited from the Corn Laws?
Who did not? |
Farmers benefited, everyone else did not
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What happened in 1819 with the Corn Laws?
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People began to protest them
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Peterloo was the attack on _______.
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Protestors
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What was the attack on protesters called in 1819?
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The Peterloo Massacre
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What were the 6 Acts?
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-Restrict public meetings (to avoid another Peterloo Massacre)
-Restrict freedom of press -Restrict who can have weapons -No more speedy trials |
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Years George IV reigned
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1820-1830
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What are some qualities about George IV?
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. weird guy
. druggie . big person . didn't really concentrate |
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Who were the Romantics?
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They...
-embraced nature -embraced mideval culture |
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Who was Mary Shelley?
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. Famous for Frankeinstein
. She was a Romantic |
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Who was Lord Byron?
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A romantic
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The Combination Laws were repealed in _____.
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1825
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What did the Combination Laws state?
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-Workers should not be able to combine and form a union.
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Who was Wellington?
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Prime Minister in 1828
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When did Wellington become Prime Minister?
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1828
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Who was William IV?
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ruler after George IV died
-redneck -wasn't polite How to remember.... G comes after W |
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When did William IV reign?
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1830-1837
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What was Cholera 1831?
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-serious outbreak in Europe and America
-waterborne disease -6000+ die in London 20,000+ die in Paris |
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Who was Earl Grey?
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-liberal
-Prime Minister of Great Britain |
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When did Earl Grey become Prime Minister?
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1832
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How many Rotten Boroughs were there?
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58
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(Rotten Boroughs)
What is a Borough? |
Different places where the representation comes from
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Why did the Tithe War occur?
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Because people had to pay taxes for the church
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When was the Tithe War?
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1853
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What was the Coercion Bill?
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Acts of emergency laws passed by the Parliament
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When was slavery abolished?
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1833
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When was the Factory Act?
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1833
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In 1833, the Factory Act took place. What did it state?
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- sets an age limit on how old you can work
-illegal to have anyone below the age of 9 |
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What does the GNCTU stand for?
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Grand National Consolidated Trade Union
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When did the Grand National Consolidated Trade Union, or GNCTU occur?
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1834
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