Key Terms
Electorate
What is body of people allowed to vote
Who were the hereditary nobles and the high ranking clergy in the Church of England.
What is House of Lords
What were Queen Victoria's values
What is duty, thrift, honesty, hard work, and above all, respectability
What was the name of the law that taxed foreign imports
What is Corn Law
T/F Some women opposed suffrage
What is TRUE
Secret Ballot
What is votes cast without announcing them publicly
How did Britain achieve change that is different from other countries
What is reforms
What customs did Queen Victoria introduce to the Middle Class
What is Christmas trees and white wedding gowns
The Reform Bill of 1867 doubled the size of what
What is the electorate
In 1918, parliament gave suffrage to women over the age of...
What is 30
Rotten boroughs
What is rural town in England that sent members to parliament despite having few or no
Which two parties were fighting over a bill to reform parliament?
What is Whigs and Tory
Queen Victoria said that this class makes money themselves
What is lower class
What is The Conservative Party
How long did younger women have to wait before they can vote
What is 10 years
Reigned from 1837 until 1901, longest reign in British history. Symbolized British life during the Victorian age. They set a tone of moral respect and strict social manners. A trend setter for the middle class.
What is Queen Victoria
Politician that slowly expanded suffrage. He spent 7 years as the prime minister.
What is Benjamin Disraeli
How did the middle and working class gain confidence
What is Britain's expanding empire
Britain was the first country to get rid of...
What is slave trade and slavery
What did suffragists do when meetings were not successful
What is hunger strikes
Leader of the whigs and the liberty party. They extended suffrage to farm workers and most other men during the 1880's. He also strongly supported the Irish home rule. Along with his rival, Benjamin Disraeli, he helped transform the British parliament into a democracy.
What is William Gladstone
What percent of the member of the House of Commons were allowed to vote
What is less than 5%
What years did Queen Victoria reign from
What is 1837-1901
What year did Parliament ban public executions
What is 1868
What did Queen Victoria call the women's suffrage struggle
What is "Mad wicked folly"