British reform movement
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The British reform movement was a broad 19th-century campaign for political, social, and economic changes in the United Kingdom, including expanded suffrage, parliamentary reform, and improved civil rights.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British reform movement canonical | 2 |
| British factory reform movement | 1 |
| Reform era in the United Kingdom | 1 |
| prison reform movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: British reform movement Context triple: [James Mill, movement, British reform movement]
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Chartism
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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Regulator Movement
The Regulator Movement was a late 1760s–early 1770s backcountry uprising in colonial North Carolina in which frontier settlers protested corrupt local officials and unfair taxation, foreshadowing broader revolutionary unrest.
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Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society
The Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society was a British humanitarian organization that campaigned against slavery and for the rights and welfare of Indigenous peoples throughout the British Empire and beyond.
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Home Rule movement
The Home Rule movement was an early 20th-century Indian political campaign led by figures like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant that demanded self-government within the British Empire and helped lay the groundwork for mass nationalist mobilization.
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temperance movement
The temperance movement was a widespread social and political campaign, especially prominent in the 19th and early 20th centuries, that sought to reduce or prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on moral and health grounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British reform movement Target entity description: The British reform movement was a broad 19th-century campaign for political, social, and economic changes in the United Kingdom, including expanded suffrage, parliamentary reform, and improved civil rights.
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A.
Chartism
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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B.
Regulator Movement
The Regulator Movement was a late 1760s–early 1770s backcountry uprising in colonial North Carolina in which frontier settlers protested corrupt local officials and unfair taxation, foreshadowing broader revolutionary unrest.
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C.
Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society
The Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society was a British humanitarian organization that campaigned against slavery and for the rights and welfare of Indigenous peoples throughout the British Empire and beyond.
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D.
Home Rule movement
The Home Rule movement was an early 20th-century Indian political campaign led by figures like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant that demanded self-government within the British Empire and helped lay the groundwork for mass nationalist mobilization.
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E.
temperance movement
The temperance movement was a widespread social and political campaign, especially prominent in the 19th and early 20th centuries, that sought to reduce or prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on moral and health grounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical movement
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political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
economic reform
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electoral reform ⓘ expansion of public education ⓘ expansion of suffrage ⓘ extension of the franchise ⓘ improvement of civil rights ⓘ improvement of working conditions ⓘ parliamentary reform ⓘ redistribution of parliamentary seats ⓘ reduction of political corruption ⓘ reform of rotten boroughs ⓘ reform of the Corn Laws ⓘ reform of the Poor Laws ⓘ regulation of child labour ⓘ religious equality ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
development of British liberal democracy
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expansion of the British electorate ⓘ growth of mass politics in Britain ⓘ modernization of the British parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Corn Laws debate
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surface form:
Anti-Corn Law movement
Chartism ⓘ
surface form:
Chartist movement
Parliamentary reform movement ⓘ Reform movement of 1832 ⓘ civil rights reform movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ education reform movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ factory reform movement ⓘ municipal reform movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ poor law reform movement ⓘ suffrage movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ trade union movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| influenced |
Factory Act 1833
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surface form:
Factory Acts
Mines Act 1842 ⓘ Municipal Corporations Acts ⓘ
surface form:
Municipal Corporations Act 1835
Reform Act 1832 ⓘ Reform Act 1867 ⓘ Corn Laws debate ⓘ
surface form:
Repeal of the Corn Laws
Representation of the People Act 1884 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment political thought
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Industrial Revolution ⓘ evangelicalism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Great Britain ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Great Britain
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surface form:
Britain
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| opposedBy |
Conservative Party (UK)
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surface form:
Tory Party
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| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Radical politicians
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Whig Party ⓘ middle-class reformers ⓘ working-class organizations ⓘ |
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Subject: British reform movement Description of subject: The British reform movement was a broad 19th-century campaign for political, social, and economic changes in the United Kingdom, including expanded suffrage, parliamentary reform, and improved civil rights.
Referenced by (5)
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