Inglise keelt kõnelevate maade ajalugu lühikonspekt
Parliamentary representation used to be in the
hands of large land families
New interests had to buy votes all interests
in the society would be represnted.
A wider franchise was needed to withstand the
House of Lords
Reform Billl 1832 gave vote to freeholders,
and almost all middle class
The Free Trade and Corn Law
debates
Trade without imposition of tariffs.
Corn law had been applied since 12 th C, to
protect English agricultury
Repealers supported economic liberalism: no
monopoly, use of economic resources should
follow the actual demand
Anti-repealers: favoured better working
conditions for poor, not bread
The Industrial Revolution
The economic and social transformation of
Britain in 18 and 19 C
Change for domestic production to factories,
steam power, knitting, spinning, other
machinery
A new working class, peopel moved to cities.
Canals and railways