Chartism

Chartism was a movement that emerged by the working class to achieve parliamentary democracy. They wanted a voice through democratic participation, and they wanted social and economic reform. The movement existed from 1838-1858 and they got their name from the People’s Charter of 1838. Chartism evolved for economic and political reasons, such as feeling betrayed by the middle class, and the Whig government adopting policies that the working class viewed as a betrayal. The fall of Chartism can be

Chartism was a working-class movement for political reform in Britain that existed from 1838 to 1857. It was given its name from the People's Charter of and was a national revolt for political and social movement. The strategy employed was to use support through petitions and demonstrations in order to put pressure on politicians to acknowledge suffering. Chartism thus relied on constitutional approaches to achieve its goals. By 1839 the Chartists had obtained nearly one and a half million signatures

terms of economic pressure, national political movement and inclusive cultural community. 3) The essay will explore how the three factors were important in the speech for gaining support for Chartism and which proved to be the more dominant factor. Economic Pressure 1) At the time of Chartism,

Chartists and Chartism  Chartism was the name of a variety of protest movements in England during the 1830s and 40s, which aimed to bring about change  in social and economic conditions through political reform. Its name comes from the People’s Charter, a six-point petition presented to the House of Commons with the hope of having it made law. The six point included annual parliaments, universal manhood suffrage, abolition of the property qualification for members of the House of Commons, the

Why did Chartism Fail? * Chartism failed because of economic factors – it was simply a ‘knife and fork question’ * Chartism failed because of the inherent weakness of the movement and internal divisions within the movement * Chartism did not really fail in the truest sense of the word – it was defeated by the state Economic Factors Some historians have argued that improving economic conditions ensured the Chartist movement faded after 1848 – there had been worsening economic conditions

Question- How far would you agree with the view that Chartism was a glorious failure? This essay will be looking at the aims and extent the chartists went to in order to bring about reform within a politically corrupt parliament, whilst ensuring that all classes of society were in possession of their equal, political and social rights. The electoral system in the early 19th century was neither a representative nor balanced system, elections were open to corruption and with only a small minority of

Assess the reasons why Chartism failed Chartism was the largest protest movement by working class people that Britain has ever seen, Chartist wanted a host of reforms which were highlighted in the Peoples Charter, which is were the Chartist name derives itself from. The People Charter of 1838 set about six points including: the vote for all adult males aged over 21, payment for MP’s, equal electoral districts, secret ballot, no property qualification for MP’s and annual general elections. The

the extract above of examples of each of these factors? Which of the three, if any appear to dominate in this extract? The speech is a primary source of information reproduced on page 5 of the Northern Star newspaper, the main voice in print of Chartism (O’Day et al., 2011, p107). It is an extract of a speech made by an unknown speaker and chosen by the course team therefore one cannot be absolutely sure of the veracity of the piece as a true representation of the Chartist movement. This appears

Chartism was a working-class political movement calling for the extension of the franchise that emerged in the mid-1830s. Motivated by a sense of ‘betrayal’ by the actions of the Whig government and the impact of a deep economic depression between 1837 and 1842, it saw political reform as essential if the living and working conditions of working people were to be improved. The power of the spoken and written word played a central role in Chartism and the foremost demagogue of the movement was Feargus

Chartist activity. Chartists belonged to an important working class movement called Chartism. Chartists wanted to get some recognition for the working class. They presented to parliament a petition divided into six points. They aimed to pass them. However, they met radical oppositions. Indeed, this year marked the second presentation of the petition to parliament.