The Charter
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The Charter was the principal newspaper of the 19th-century British Chartist movement, used to promote its demands for political and social reform.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chartist newspaper
→
newspaper → |
| about |
Chartist petitions
→
Chartism →
surface form: "People's Charter"
civil liberties → extension of the franchise → parliamentary reform in Britain → political rights → social conditions of industrial workers → trade union activity → universal male suffrage → working-class representation in Parliament → |
| associatedWith |
Chartism
→
surface form: "British Chartist movement"
|
| circulationArea | Britain NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom → |
| function |
organ of the Chartist movement
→
platform for Chartist ideas → voice of Chartist leadership → |
| genre |
movement press
→
political newspaper → |
| hasAudience |
British working class
→
supporters of Chartism → |
| hasPoliticalGoal |
expansion of democratic rights in Britain
→
mobilization of working-class support → reform of the electoral system → |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era → |
| historicalSignificance | principal newspaper of the Chartist movement → |
| ideology | Chartism NERFINISHED → |
| intendedEffect |
influence public opinion on reform
→
pressure Parliament for reform → |
| language | English → |
| location |
Britain
NERFINISHED
→
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED → |
| mainSubject |
political reform
→
social reform → working-class politics → |
| mediaType | print → |
| movement | Chartism NERFINISHED → |
| politicalAlignment |
radical
→
working-class → |
| temporalContext | 19th century → |
| typeOfPublication | periodical → |
| usedFor |
movement organization
→
political agitation → promotion of Chartist demands → propaganda → publicizing Chartist meetings → reporting Chartist activities → |
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