The Rise of Revolutionaries
History: KS3, topic 15.1.4
The Rise of Revolutionaries
There was a growth in political suffragette radicals, inspired by the French and American Revolutions.
Transport and technology
- There had been an advancement in transport and technology, as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
- The advancement in transport and technology allowed political ideas to spread to new audiences quickly.
- The advancement in transport and technology was used as a tool to mobilise civilians to action.
The Chartists
- The Chartists were a working-class movement that campaigned for equal political rights.
- The Chartists supported universal male suffrage.
- There were many women Chartists but the Chartists did not believe in votes for women.
- The Chartists also thought giving women the vote might make gaining universal male suffrage harder.
Test yourself on The Rise of Revolutionaries
What class was the Chartists movement made up of?
What did the Chartists think might make gaining universal male suffrage harder?