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Chartism was a part of English politics in the first half of the 19th century. What were the concerns of Chartism?
Chartism tried to address the needs and rights of the working poor.
Chartism worked to increase the power of the monarchy and Parliament.
Chartism was opposed to the vast expansionism of the English Empire.
Chartism pushed for the free expansion of trade around the world.
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1. "Chartism tried to address the needs and rights of the working poor." — True.
- Chartism was a working‑class political movement (c. 1838–1850s) that sought to extend political rights and influence to ordinary men. Its People’s Charter (1838) demanded six reforms aimed at making Parliament accountable to working people: universal male suffrage, secret ballot, no property qualification for MPs, payment of MPs, equal electoral districts, and annual parliaments.
2. "Chartism worked to increase the power of the monarchy and Parliament." — False.
- Chartists wanted to reduce the political control of the aristocracy and make Parliament responsive to voters; they were not trying to strengthen the monarchy. Their aim was democratic reform of Parliament, not more monarchical power.
3. "Chartism was opposed to the vast expansionism of the English Empire." — Mostly false / not a central plank.
- Opposition to imperial expansion was not a defining or unified Chartist aim. Individual Chartists sometimes criticized costly wars or colonial adventures as diverting resources from the poor, but the movement’s primary goals were domestic political reforms rather than an imperial policy platform.
4. "Chartism pushed for the free expansion of trade around the world." — False (misleading).
- Chartism did not have a single coherent economic program of global free trade. Some Chartists supported repeal of the Corn Laws and free‑trade ideas, while others were protectionist or focused only on political franchise and representation. Trade policy was secondary and divided within the movement.
Summary: Chartism was chiefly a campaign for democratic political reform to benefit the working classes; imperial policy and global trade were not central, unified Chartist goals.
1. "Chartism tried to address the needs and rights of the working poor." — True.
- Chartism was a working‑class political movement (c. 1838–1850s) that sought to extend political rights and influence to ordinary men. Its People’s Charter (1838) demanded six reforms aimed at making Parliament accountable to working people: universal male suffrage, secret ballot, no property qualification for MPs, payment of MPs, equal electoral districts, and annual parliaments.
2. "Chartism worked to increase the power of the monarchy and Parliament." — False.
- Chartists wanted to reduce the political control of the aristocracy and make Parliament responsive to voters; they were not trying to strengthen the monarchy. Their aim was democratic reform of Parliament, not more monarchical power.
3. "Chartism was opposed to the vast expansionism of the English Empire." — Mostly false / not a central plank.
- Opposition to imperial expansion was not a defining or unified Chartist aim. Individual Chartists sometimes criticized costly wars or colonial adventures as diverting resources from the poor, but the movement’s primary goals were domestic political reforms rather than an imperial policy platform.
4. "Chartism pushed for the free expansion of trade around the world." — False (misleading).
- Chartism did not have a single coherent economic program of global free trade. Some Chartists supported repeal of the Corn Laws and free‑trade ideas, while others were protectionist or focused only on political franchise and representation. Trade policy was secondary and divided within the movement.
Summary: Chartism was chiefly a campaign for democratic political reform to benefit the working classes; imperial policy and global trade were not central, unified Chartist goals.
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