1815-1914 Great Britain

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    Great Britain

  • Britain constitutional monarchy with parliament

    Britain constitutional monarchy with parliament

    Britiain set up a constitution monarchy goverment with parliment.
  • Peterloo Massacre

    Peterloo Massacre

    cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 that had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation
  • emancipation of all slaves is worked on

    emancipation of all slaves is worked on

    Wiliam Wilberforce and Sir Thomas Fowell Buxtom worked for the emancipation of all slaves
  • William Wilberforce retires

    William Wilberforce retires

    William Wilberforce retired from the House of Commons
  • Reform act

    Reform act

    Made changes in the electoral system that were wanted for a long time.
  • Second Reform

    Second Reform

    The act enfranchised part of the urban male working class. It doubled the number of males who could vote
  • Third Reform

    redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introduced the concept of equally populated constituencies, it was an attempt to equalise representation