Chartist demonstrations

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Chartist demonstrations were mass 19th-century British protest gatherings demanding political reform, including universal male suffrage and parliamentary changes.

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instanceOf 19th-century social movement event
mass protest movement
political demonstration
basedOn People's Charter NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
date 1839
1842
1848
endTime late 1850s
hasCause dissatisfaction with parliamentary representation
economic hardship among industrial workers
exclusion of working-class men from the vote
hasParticipant middle-class sympathisers
radical reformers
trade unionists
working-class men
hasPurpose abolition of property qualifications for MPs
equal electoral districts
extension of the franchise
introduction of secret ballot
parliamentary reform
payment of Members of Parliament
political reform
universal male suffrage
influenced later labour movement
suffrage campaigns in Britain
language English
location England
Great Britain NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
Wales NERFINISHED
opposedBy British government NERFINISHED
landed elites
local authorities
partOf Chartism NERFINISHED
result increased awareness of working-class political demands
long-term influence on British electoral reform
significantEvent 1842 General Strike NERFINISHED
Kennington Common meeting NERFINISHED
Newport Rising NERFINISHED
presentation of mass petitions to Parliament
startTime 1838
temporalLocation 19th century
usedMethod mass meetings
petitions
processions
public speeches
strikes

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Ernest Jones participantIn Chartist demonstrations