Chartism
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Chartism was a 19th-century British working-class political movement that campaigned for democratic reforms such as universal male suffrage and parliamentary representation.
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Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political movement
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social movement → working-class movement → |
| basedOn |
People's Charter
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| endTime |
circa 1857
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| hasGoal |
abolition of property qualifications for MPs
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annual Parliaments → equal electoral districts → payment of MPs → secret ballot → universal male suffrage → |
| hasPart |
Kennington Common meeting
→
Newport Rising → Petition of 1839 → Petition of 1842 → Petition of 1848 → Plug Plot Riots → |
| hasTendency |
moral force Chartism
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physical force Chartism → |
| ideology |
democracy
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political reform → |
| influenced |
development of social democracy in Britain
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later British labour movement → trade unionism in Britain → |
| influencedBy |
Reform Act 1832
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economic distress of 1830s and 1840s → industrialization → radical tradition of the 1790s → |
| language |
English
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| location |
England
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Ireland → Scotland → Wales → |
| mainRegion |
Great Britain
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| movementType |
mass petition campaign
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parliamentary reform movement → popular radicalism → |
| notableLeader |
Ernest Jones
→
Feargus O'Connor → Henry Vincent → James Bronterre O'Brien → William Lovett → |
| opposedBy |
British government
→
landed elites → many middle-class reformers → |
| publication |
Northern Star
→
The Charter → |
| socialClassBase |
artisans
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industrial workers → some small tradesmen → working class → |
| startTime |
1838
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Henry Vincent
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Joseph Sturge → |
movement |
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The Charter
("People's Charter")
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about |
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Sybil, or The Two Nations
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addressesIssue |
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The Charter
("British Chartist movement")
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associatedWith |
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Chartism
("People's Charter")
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basedOn |
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British reform movement
("Chartist movement")
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hasPart |
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People’s History Museum
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hasSubjectArea |
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Plug Plot Riots
("Chartist movement")
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partOf |