Factors in rise of Chartism

3 categories of factors in rise of chartism

Social

Economic

Political

2 political factors for rise of chartism

-Irish Coercion Act 1833

-Whig attack on trade unions

When was the Irish Coercion Act?

1833

What happened in 1833?

Irish Coercion Act

What is 1833 Irish Coercion Act?

-Gave Lord Lieutenant of Ireland power to suppress any public meetings

-Arbitrary arrests became common

-Offenders tried by martial courts

What act is

-Gave Lord Lieutenant of Ireland power to suppress any public meetings

-Arbitrary arrests became common

-Offenders tried by martial courts

1833 Irish Coercion Act

What power was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland given in 1833 Irish Coercion Act?

Power to suppress any public meetings

What was 1833 Irish Coercion Act a response to?

Catholic clashes with police about payment of tithes

How did 1833 Coercion Act contribute to rise of Chartism?

English radicals scared Whig government would react same in England

Led to mass meetings in Manchester, Birmingham + Nottingham - revival of radicalism

What is

English radicals scared Whig government would react same in England

Led to mass meetings in Manchester, Birmingham + Nottingham - revival of radicalism

How 1833 Irish Coerican act contributed to rise of Chartism

How did Whig government attack Trade Unions? (

-Trade Unions established after Combination Acts 1824 repealed

-1834 Robert Owen established GNCTU to bring workers into a single national union