Chartists

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The Chartists were 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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Chartists canonical 3
Cartist forces 1
Chartist 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century social movement
political movement
working-class movement
activeIn Britain
linked to: Great Britain
centerOfActivity Birmingham
Glasgow
London
linked to: London, England

Manchester
country United Kingdom
endTime late 1850s
firstPetitionYear 1839
ideology democracy
political reform
influenced British labour movement
extension of the franchise in the United Kingdom
trade unionism in Britain
influencedBy Reform Act 1832
economic distress of the 1830s
industrialization in Britain
location England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
movementGoal abolition of property qualifications for MPs
annual parliaments
equal electoral districts
payment of MPs
secret ballot
universal male suffrage
notableEvent Newport Rising
notableEventYear 1839
numberOfNationalPetitions 3
partlyRealizedBy Reform Act 1867
Representation of the People Act 1884
petitionPresentedTo Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
programAdopted 1838
programDocument People's Charter
secondPetitionYear 1842
slogan The Charter and no surrender
socialBase artisans
industrial workers
small tradesmen
working class
startTime 1838
thirdPetitionYear 1848
timePeriod 19th century
usedTactic education and political lectures
mass meetings
mass petitions
newspapers
strikes

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Referenced by (6)

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Plug Plot Riots mainParticipant Chartists
Newport Rising participant Chartists
British radical press politicalAlignment Chartist
linked to: Chartists
Kennington Common demonstration of 1848 hasParticipantType Chartist leaders
linked to: Chartists
Convention of Gramido signatory Cartist forces
linked to: Chartists