WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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better working environment in factories
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all men have the right to vote
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better wages and reduced work hours
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chartism was a working class movement which emerged in 1836 in London. It expanded rapidly across the country and was most active between 1838 and 1848. The aim of the Chartists was to gain political rights and influence for the working classes. Their demands were widely publicized through their meetings and pamphlets.
Detailed explanation-2: -It contained six demands: universal manhood suffrage, equal electoral districts, vote by ballot, annually elected Parliaments, payment of members of Parliament, and abolition of the property qualifications for membership.
Detailed explanation-3: -a person who uses charts and computer programs to look at how the prices of shares have gone up and down in the past, in order to say how they might change in the future: The BT price chart shows how a chartist could have spotted the end of a two-year rise in BT shares.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chartism was named after the People’s Charter, which outlined the movement’s six main goals.-There are no property requirements to become a Member of Parliament.-Parliamentary elections are held every year. Chartism’s popularity peaked during times of economic depression and hunger.