Vocabulary
Key Terms
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Legislation
People
100
An election district with few or no voters.
What is a rotten borough ?
100
Crime punishable by death.
What is capital offense ?
100
Trade between countries without quotas, tariffs, or other restrictions.
What is free trade ?
100
The First Reform Act of 1832 gave a greater political voice to this group of people.
What is middle-class men ?
100
Often considered to be the great symbol in British life. This person provided stability and held the longest reign in British history.
Who is Queen Victoria ?
200
The body of people allowed to vote.
What is electorate ?
200
A settlement for convicts.
What is penal colony ?
200
Reformers who wanted to get woman the right to vote were called this.
What is suffragists ?
200
This reform bill doubled the number of voters. This Act was spearheaded by Benjamin Disraeli.
What is the Second Reform Act of 1867 ?
200
This man created the modern Conservative Party. Tories
Who is Benjamin Disraeli ?
300
Severe, harsh, extreme.
What is drastic?
300
The campaign against slavery and the slave trade.
What is the abolition movement ?
300
This group of people were dedicated to helping workers gain many protections and benefits. In Britain these organizations grew as their existence was made legal.
What are labor unions ?
300
Among the demands of this group were universal male suffrage and a secret ballot.
What is Chartists ?
300
This man led the Liberal Party. Whigs
Who is William Gladstone ?
400
To set apart for a special purpose. To distribute according to a plan.
What is allocate ?
400
Owner of a large estate who did not live on it.
What is absentee landlord ?
400
This Act curbed the power of the unelected House of Lords. It gave the House of Commons supremacy over the House of Lords.
What is the Parliament Bill of 1911 ?
400
This Act further extended the vote to two out of three adult males and redistributed seats in Parliament to more accurately reflect the distribution of the population.
What is the Third Reform Act of 1884-1885 ?
400
This man was nicknamed "the Liberator" He was an Irish Nationalist that declared that his goal "is to get Ireland for the Irish."
Who is Daniel O’Connell ?
500
This is a form of government led by a prime minister and cabinet and are chosen by and responsible to the legislature (Parliament) and are also members of it.
What is a Parliamentary Democracy ?
500
To cancel.
What is repeal ?
500
Thanks to the British government passing many social welfare laws, this economic and political theory never gained much support from British workers.
What is Marxism ?
500
The outbreak of WW I brought about the passage of this Reform Act, which extended suffrage to all men over 21, and those aged 19 and over who were fighting the war. Women over 30 were also given the vote.
What was the Fourth Reform Act of 1918 ?
500
This Irish Nationalist rallied Irish members of Parliament to press for home rule, or local self government.
Who is Charles Stewart Parnell ?
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