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Chartism (CAUSES OF CHARTISM (Poor Law Amendment 1834 (Poor relief for…
Chartism
CAUSES OF CHARTISM
Great Reform Act 1832
Radical MPs lost seats, electorate only 18%
Factory Act 1833
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By Lord Shaftesbury, no improvement for adults
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War of Unstamped Press
Tax on newspaper, radical newspaper charged low prices
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Economic issues
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Jobs and wages cut, bread and wheat prices rose -- Starvation
TACTICS OF CHARTISM
Northern Star Newspaper
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Sold 36,000 copies a week at peak, mass audience
Chartist meetings
A Glasgow meeting had round 100,000 people attending, 28th June 1838
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Sheffield Working Men's Association in Dec 1837, held peaceful meetings, locals gathered which was banned.
70 demonstrators were arrested
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First Petition
12th July - Petition delivered to Parliament, 1.2m signatures but voted out 235 to 46
Chartist ordered sacred month, but O'Connor was against this, as food would not be produced
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Gov. reaction
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Major General Sir Charles Napier took command of 6,000 troops
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Newport Rising
May 1839 -- Henry Vincent arrested, Welsh Chartist furious
John Frost, who became past mayor through MuniCorp Act, Along with William Jones and Zephaniah Williams led march
7000 miners left North Gwent on 3rd Nov 1839, 3000 arrived at Westgate Hotel on 4th Nov 1839 due to poor weather
Shots were fired by both sides, Chartists had 20 dead, 50 wounded, 125 arrested, 21 charged with high treason
Further insurrections
Between Jun 1839 and Jul 1840, 500 Chartists imprisoned
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Bradford, Intention of seizing shops, banks and ironworks, put down quick
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Britain had become more industrialised and more literacy and numeracy led to more invention and innovation.
O'Connor helped the National Charter Association, formed in July 1840. Lovett set up the National Association for the Moral, Social and Political Improvement of the People in 1840.