Understanding the Struggle for Voting Rights in Britain
Explore the challenges faced by people in obtaining the right to vote in Britain, focusing on the historical context of the 1800s, the impact of social conditions, and the reforms that eventually led to expanded suffrage. Learn about key events like the Peterloo Massacre, the Great Reform Acts, and the suffragette movement, shedding light on the complexities of the voting system through engaging quizzes and revision resources.
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Year 8 History Why was it so difficult for people to get the vote in Britain? Retrieval Race Revision Cards For the questions you got wrong in the retrieval race make a make a revision revision resource to resource to test yourself. test yourself. Quiz Watch Complete Complete the three retrieval races retrieval races in this document. Practise your knowledge Practise your knowledge KS3 women and the vote - the suffragette movement (educationquizzes.com) Women s struggle for the right to vote - The fight for female suffrage - KS3 History - homework help for year 7, 8 and 9. - BBC Bitesize Watch the 30 min video and answer the following: Women s struggle for the right to vote - The fight for female suffrage - KS3 History - homework help for year 7, 8 and 9. - BBC Bitesize Explain why women struggled to get the vote. three Use your knowledge organiser to check your answers See an example after the retrieval races.
Why was it so difficult for people to get the vote? 1. What was life like for ordinary people in the 1800s? 2. What was the Bloody Code? 3. What is a capital crime? 4. How many capital crimes remain in the UK today? 5. What was the Peterloo Massacre? 6. What did the six acts include? 7. What were the sing riots? 8. How did people feel about the government after the Swing Riots?
Why was it so difficult for people to get the vote? 1. What were living conditions like in the 1800s? 2. What was the life expectancy in Bradford? 3. Why was the life expectancy so low in cities at this time? 4. What were Rotten Burroughs? 5. Give an example of a Rotten Burrough 6. Why were Rotten Burroughs unfair? 7. Name 3 new cities at this time that were growing due to the Industrial Revolution. 8. Why did new cities like Leeds, Manchester and Bradford want MPs?
Why was it so difficult for people to get the vote? 1. What was life like for ordinary people in the 1800s? 2. What percentage of men could vote in 1832? 3. Which groups of people had the vote in the early 1800s? 4. Why do you think the voting system was unfair in the 1800s? 5. What did the Great Reform Act of 1932 do? 6. What did the Secret Ballot Act do? 7What did the Great Reform Acts of 1884-85 do? 8. Which group still didn t have the vote by 1884?
Revision Card example The French Revolution 1. What was the Bloody Code?
Revision Card example ANSWER 1. The 225 capital crimes were commonly referred to as the Bloody Code
