WJEC A-Level History 601-5817-7
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Politics, Protest and Reform in Wales and England c.1780-1880Period study
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Political and Religious Change in Europe c.1500-1598Period study
Europe in the Age of Absolutism and Revolution c.1682-1815Period study
Revolution and New Ideas in Europe c.1780-1881Period study
Europe in an Age of Conflict and Co-Operation c.1890-1991Period study
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Politics and Society in Wales and England c.1900-1939Depth study
The Religious Reformation in Europe c.1500-1564Depth study
France in Revolution c.1774-1815Depth study
The Crisis of the American Republic c.1840-1877Depth study
Germany: Democracy and Dictatorship c.1918-1945Depth study
Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415Breadth study
Poverty, Protest and Rebellion in Wales and England c.1485-1603Breadth study
Reformation and Discovery: Europe c.1492-1610Breadth study
Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715Breadth study
France: Ancien Régime to Napoleon c.1715-1815Breadth study
Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885Breadth study
Social Change and Reform in Wales and England c.1890-1990Breadth study
The American Century c.1890-1990Breadth study
Changing Leadership and Society in Germany c.1871-1989Breadth study
Changing Leadership and Society in Russia c.1881-1989Breadth study
Parliamentary Reform and Protest in Wales and England c.1780-1885
The terms and impact of the 1832 Reform Act
- 3 things to know
- A2 Unit 3
Overview
New borough franchise, new county franchise and chandos clause.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
Which towns gained members for the first time in 1832?
What was the new borough franchise?
Questions from this subtopic
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- 1
What happened to the smallest boroughs under the 1832 Act?
Model answer
Fifty-six of the smallest lost both their members entirely and thirty more lost one of their two.
- 2
Where were the seats taken from the small boroughs given?
Model answer
To the large unrepresented towns, to the more populous counties, and to Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
- 3
Which towns gained members for the first time in 1832?
Model answer
Industrial towns such as Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield.
- 4
What was the new borough franchise?
Model answer
Occupation of a house worth at least ten pounds a year in rent, which replaced the old variety of local customs.
- 5
What was the new county franchise?
Model answer
The forty-shilling freehold was kept, and copyholders, long leaseholders and, by the Chandos clause, tenants at will paying fifty pounds a year were added.
- 6
What was the Chandos clause, and what was its effect?
Model answer
The amendment enfranchising fifty-pound tenants at will, which added voters who were directly dependent on their landlords and so strengthened the landed interest in the counties.
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