Democratic Changes in England Ms. Ramos
Reforming Parliament Ms. Ramos
Reformers Push for Change 1820’s- move to end religious restrictions Move to eliminate rotten boroughs Ms. Ramos
Reform Act of 1832 Lg towns & cities gain representation Rotten boroughs are eliminated Electorate is enlarged Ms. Ramos
Chartist Movement Demand –Universal male suffrage –Annual Parliament elections –Salaries for Parliament –Secret ballot Present petitions to Parliament Ms. Ramos
Discuss--- Compare How did the demands of Chartism compare to the voting reforms passed in 1832? Ms. Ramos
Discuss---Compare How did the demands of Chartism compare to the voting reforms passed in 1832? Answer: 1832 voting reforms redrew borough lines, extended vote to many middle-class property owners, gave parliamentary representation to many industrial towns, but not to industrial workers; Chartists called for additional reforms, extending the vote to all men, vote by secret ballot, annual elections, payment of representatives in Parliament Ms. Ramos
The Victorian Age Ms. Ramos
Symbol of Nation’s Values Duty, thrift, honesty, hard work, respectability Strict code of morals & manners Ms. Ramos
Confident Age Confident middle & working classes Growing movement for social reform Ms. Ramos
New Era in UK Politics Ms. Ramos
Liberal v. Conservative William Gladstone Progressive approach to solving societal problems Benjamin Disraeli Wanted to preserve traditions of the past Ms. Ramos
Expanding Suffrage Reform Bill of 1867 –Almost doubles the electorate Almost universal male suffrage by 1900 UK = Parliamentary Democracy Ms. Ramos
Disraeli argued that if a woman could be queen, she should be able to vote Tried to add women’s suffrage to 1867 reform bill but did not succeed 1867 Reform Bill Queen Victoria against women’s suffrage, called it “mad, wicked folly” Question of Rights Women’s Suffrage Discuss- Do not need to Copy Ms. Ramos
Limiting the Lords Early 1900s, House of Commons bills defeated by House of Lords Liberal govt threatens to create new lords Ms. Ramos