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Account for the failures of the Chartist movement in the 19th century.
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Er u dontAccount for the failures of the Chartist movement in the 19th century. During the early 19th century there was discontent amongst the working class. The working class were disillusioned by poor living conditions. Trade Unions had been set up and quickly squashed by the government. The working class also had hopes of democracy; these hopes were squashed by the Reform Act of 1832. There was also widespread hatred of the poor law that was introduced in 1834. All these events made the working class people feel they were not getting a fair deal. As a result the Chartist movement was formed. The Chartists drew up a list of political demands called the Peoples Charter. They presented petitions containing millions of signatures to government. Eventually the Chartist movement collapsed. In this essay I will investigate why a movement with such a large following failed and what events caused its failure. The...
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