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    Chartism

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    sometimes called the “hungry forties”‚ and the underwhelming increase in voters in the Reform Bill of 1832 gave birth to a political movement named Chartism. Chartism was a movement based on improving the political‚ social‚ and economic conditions of the working class and is considered the first mass working class movement in the world. The main points of the Chartist movement are defined in the People’s Charter‚ a document calling for six changes: universal manhood suffrage‚ the end of the property requirement

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    Chartism

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    frusterated and during the 1830’s and 1840’s a new movementChartism‚ came about to solve their problems. Chartism was an attempt to link the economic plight of the working to a program of political reform. The Chartist movement is a complex movement that is viewed as both revolutionary by the Physical Force Chartists and the Middle Class‚ it is viewed as moderate by the Moral Force Chartists and the Traditional Rulling Classes. The Physical Force Chartists were a small group of working class individuals

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    Chartism was a working-class political movement calling for the extension of the franchise that emerged in the mid-1830s. Motivated by a sense of ‘betrayal’ by the actions of the Whig government and the impact of a deep economic depression between 1837 and 1842‚ it saw political reform as essential if the living and working conditions of working people were to be improved. The power of the spoken and written word played a central role in Chartism and the foremost demagogue of the movement was Feargus

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    British History: Chartism

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    it’s a political uprising but the home office disagrees!! Chartism: Reverend J.R. Stevens His idea of Chartism is that everyone has equal rights and having the right to vote will help to improve people’s standard of life‚ living conditions‚ wages etc.. Universal suffrage “knife and fork question”. Chartists In Leicester‚ many chartists worked in the textiles industries. They were finding it harder and harder to get work. Chartists wanted change and put their demands into a charter. William

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    Were the chartists successful in their aims? The electoral system in the early nineteenth century was radically different from the parliamentary democracy we have today. The system was not representative of the population in terms of wealth or region‚ and elections were open to corruption. Before 1832‚ just ten per cent of British adult males were eligible to vote – and this portion of the population was the richest. There were many efforts to reform this outdated system by people who used methods

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    TMA 02 Task 1 In the history block‚ you learned about three explanations for Chartism’s support – a reaction to economic pressure‚ national political movement and an inclusive cultural community. What evidence is there in the extract above of three explanations for Chartism’s support that you learned about in the history chapter of Y180‚ and which‚ if any‚ is stressed most strongly by the speaker? Part 1 In no more than 200 words‚ write a plan for this essay Introduction: 1. Explain

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    19th Century Chartism

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    Chartism was a movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century‚ between 1838 and 1859. It takes its name from the People’s Charter of 1838. Chartism was possibly the first mass working class labor movement in the world. Chartists were largely unsuccessful at convincing Parliament to reform the voting system of the mid-19th century; however‚ this movement caught the interest of the working class. The working class interest in politics from that point on aided

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    Causes of Chartism

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    were the causes of Chartism? The disappointment of the reform act played an important role in Chartism as the London Working Men’s Association were unhappy with the first reform act‚ in 1837 there was a petition by the London Working Men’s Association for another electoral reform which was supported by many radical MPs. This then led to the ‘Peoples charter’ which was a 6 point plan of what they wanted. The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 was also a contribution to Chartism as this act punished

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    Chartism was a campaign in support of a people’s charter it came about in 1838. Its main demand was a vote for all men and was launched by a radical group known as London Working Men’s Association (LWMA) and some radical MPs. It was supported by working classes and some middle classes. The Chartism movement grew out of its own possible success because it tore itself apart and there were many reasons behind its failure. It never managed to obtain parliamentary support for the Charter. In July‚ 1839

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    History has seen countless movements by suppressed citizens‚ some successful and others not. One particular movement in European history was by the Chartists‚ a group of working-class people who sought political reform via the People’s Charter. As with most ideas popular among many people‚ there were people viewed Chartism as a revolutionary movement and there were those who viewed it as essentially moderate. While the Chartists had a variance in effort towards the reform‚ there was a strong push

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