Edexcel A-Level History 9HI0
The Crusades, c1095–1204Paper 1
England, 1509–1603: Authority, Nation and ReligionPaper 1
Britain, 1625–1701: Conflict, Revolution and SettlementPaper 1
Britain, c1785–c1870: Democracy, Protest and ReformPaper 1
Russia, 1917–91: From Lenin to YeltsinPaper 1
In Search of the American Dream: The USA, c1917–96Paper 1
Germany and West Germany, 1918–89Paper 1
Britain Transformed, 1918–97Paper 1
Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106Paper 2
England and the Angevin Empire in the Reign of Henry II, 1154–89Paper 2
Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55Paper 2
The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609Paper 2
France in Revolution, 1774–99Paper 2
Russia in Revolution, 1894–1924Paper 2
The Unification of Italy, c1830–70Paper 2
The Unification of Germany, c1840–71Paper 2
Mao’s China, 1949–76Paper 2
The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90Paper 2
India, c1914–48: The Road to IndependencePaper 2
South Africa, 1948–94: From Apartheid State to ‘Rainbow Nation’Paper 2
The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy, c1911–46Paper 2
Spain, 1930–78: Republicanism, Francoism and the Re-Establishment of DemocracyPaper 2
The USA, c1920–55: Boom, Bust and RecoveryPaper 2
The USA, 1955–92: Conformity and ChallengePaper 2
Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509Paper 3
Rebellion and Disorder Under the Tudors, 1485–1603Paper 3
The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598Paper 3
The Witch Craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750Paper 3
Industrialisation and Social Change in Britain, 1759–1928: Forging a New SocietyPaper 3
Poverty, Public Health and the State in Britain, c1780–1939Paper 3
Britain: Losing and Gaining an Empire, 1763–1914Paper 3
The British Experience of Warfare, c1790–1918Paper 3
Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780–1928Paper 3
Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923Paper 3
The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859–1991: Perception and RealityPaper 3
Germany, 1871–1990: United, Divided and ReunitedPaper 3
The Making of Modern Russia, 1855–1991Paper 3
The Making of Modern China, 1860–1997Paper 3
Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA, 1850–2009Paper 3
Mass Media and Social Change in Britain, 1882–2004Paper 3
Britain, c1785–c1870: Democracy, Protest and Reform
Pressure for change and reform, 1820–52
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Overview
Recall questions on Peterloo and the Six Acts, post-war distress, why the Whigs took up reform, what the 1832 Act did, and why working men felt betrayed.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What economic distress fuelled pressure for reform after 1815?
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What did the Great Reform Act of 1832 do to the boroughs?
Model answer
It disenfranchised many rotten and pocket boroughs and redistributed seats to large industrial towns and populous counties.
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How did the 1832 Reform Act change the franchise?
Model answer
It standardised borough voting on a £10 householder qualification and extended the county franchise, raising the electorate to around one in five adult men.
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Who was the Whig Prime Minister who carried the 1832 Reform Act?
Model answer
Earl Grey.
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Why did many working men feel betrayed by the 1832 Act?
Model answer
Because its property qualifications still excluded the working classes, who had supported reform expecting the vote.
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How did Chartism express working-class discontent?
Model answer
Through mass meetings, petitions to Parliament (1839, 1842, 1848) and a newspaper, the Northern Star, demanding political rights.
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Why did the 1848 Chartist demonstration mark a decline of the movement?
Model answer
The Kennington Common meeting was contained by authorities and the third petition was ridiculed for forged signatures, sapping Chartist momentum.
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