Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform: Practice Questions

In the context of the unreformed parliament before 1832, which term was commonly used to describe a parliamentary borough where the seat was controlled by a single wealthy patron?

In the late eighteenth century, the British parliamentary system was heavily criticized for its lack of representation. Which term best describes a borough where the right to elect a Member of Parliament was controlled by a single wealthy patron, often with very few actual voters?

What was the significance of the 'Andover workhouse scandal' of 1845 in the development of Victorian attitudes toward poverty?

Which organisation, founded in the 1860s, campaigned primarily for household suffrage for working-class men in the lead-up to the 1867 Reform Act?

How did the 1848 Public Health Act differ in its implementation from earlier sanitary reform proposals?

Identify one major provision of the Public Health Act 1848 regarding the local administration of sanitation.

Explain two ways in which the New Model Unionism of the mid-nineteenth century, such as the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, differed from earlier trade societies in its organizational approach.

Identify one major provision of the Factory Act of 1847 (the Ten Hour Act) regarding the working day of women and children.

Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform

Identify and explain TWO significant reasons why the British Parliament voted to abolish the slave trade in 1807. In your answer, you should consider the role of humanitarian campaigns and economic factors.

Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform

(a) Explain why the Chartist movement failed to achieve its aims in the period 1838–48.
(b) To what extent did the Great Reform Act of 1832 change the political landscape of Britain by 1850?