Welcome to History at CVHS. This is a fantastic, brand new course full of really
interesting and up-to-date new content. Excellent preparation for the skills needed
in many workplaces and further study of History related subjects at university. A
good choice has been made!
Transition Task: Paper 1, Option 1D: Britain c1785-1870: Democracy, Protest and Reform
This is a study in breadth of political, economic and social changes in Britain. It examines the
‘Growth of Parliamentary Democracy, ‘Industrialisation and protest’, ‘Unionism and Cooperation
of Workers’ and ‘Poverty and Pauperism’ across the years 1785-1870.
This option also contains a study of the reasons for the abolition of the slave trade focusing on
historical interpretations of this issue.
KEY VOCABULARY: DO NOT COPY AND PASTE FROM WIKIPEDIA!!!!!!!!!!
Define the following keywords in one or two sentences:
Parliamentary democracy
Gross National Product
reform
(GNP)
Chartism
Whig Party
Secret Ballot
Tory Party
Pocket & Rotten
Agrarian
boroughs
Industrialisation
Potwalloper
Trade Unions
Laissez-faire
‘Back-to-back’ housing
Briefly summarise the roles of the following individuals:
Disraeli
Thomas Clarkson
Granville Sharp
Elizabeth Gaskell
William Wilberforce
Olaudah Equiano
Napoleon
Angela Burdett-Coutts
Samuel Smiles
Thomas Paine
Edwin Chadwick
Jeremy Bentham
Thomas Malthus
Charles Dickens
Robert Owen
Georgiana Duchess of
Devonshire
William Cobbett
Cholera
Artisan
New Model Unionism
Cottage industries
Luddism
Workhouse
Pauperism
Quakerism
Adam Smith
Gladstone
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/history/democracy/changes/revision/1/
Go to the website above and READ it closely before attempting the following!
ALL
1. Describe the key achievements of The Great Reform Act of 1832
2. Outline the 6 key aims of The Chartists
3. What were the main consequences of the 1867 Reform Act
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zgc4jxs
http://www.historyhome.co.uk/
http://www.victorianweb.org/
MOST
4.
Find out about the current voting system in the UK (who can vote, age, First Past the Post
system etc) and write a summary about what you have found out.
Useful websites:
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/elections-and-voting/voting-systems/
https://www.gov.uk/voting-in-the-uk/overview
http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/first-past-the-post
5. Do you think the current voting age should be lowered to 16? Give arguments for and against
before reaching your own judgment on this matter.
Using the notes you make and the reading from the textbook answer the essay question:
To what extent was parliament’s unwillingness to modernise the electoral
system the main reason for the growth in reform agitation in the years 17851800? (20 marks)
Hint: make sure you read the question carefully and take note of any key phrases it uses. These are clues
as to how to answer it. Use the mark scheme and the textbook pages link below to help you.
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Advice for the task and mark scheme (on next pages)
Themes you need to consider include:
The French Revolution
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Enthusiasm greatest among those who wanted reform in GB — e.g. those excluded from
political office by the Test and Corporation and Subscription Acts, middle classes denied the
vote, and Parliamentary Whigs blocked by Pitt's firm hold on power.
1792 the French promised support for armed insurrection in London.
The influence of the French Revolution encouraged people to press for a National Convention.
Influence of the emerging middle class
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Wealthy middle class wanted political power to match their economic power.
Industrial middle classes lived and worked in areas such as Manchester, under-represented in
Parliament.
Reduction in the power of the crown
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Edmund Burke took a leading role in the debate surrounding the power of the monarchy.
Argued against unrestrained royal power.
Push for parties to take a greater role in restraining the power of the crown.
Pitt was the first PM to attempt to update the Constitution and the proposed 1785 Reform Bill
reallocated parliamentary representation.
The unwillingness to modernise the electoral system
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The government had previously attempted to reform and failed.
Widespread corruption with rotten boroughs, pocket boroughs.
Qualifications for the vote were unfair – potwalloper.
Paragraphing structure
Each student will need to give this completed work in within two weeks of returning to school – date to
be confirmed (week commencing the 12th September) as these will be graded & assessed then in terms
of research/ content/argument. This will comprise the feedback to parents on the initial parents evening
in October 2016
Mark scheme