Britain: A Case Study in Expansion of Democracy
Please fill in the following chart using information from the web and your handout.
 http://www.victorianweb.org/history/index.html
 Wikipedia is ok for the description
 Google terms or events
Event or Law
Description of event or law including reason for it.
Significance of event in the evolution of
democracy in Britain
Corn Laws
1815
Six Acts
1819
Battle of
Peterloo
1819
Reform Bill
of 1832
Which Ideology:
Liberal,
Conservative,
Socialist?
Chartist
Movement
Ten Hour
Work Act
Repeal of the
Corn Laws
1846
Reform Act
of 1867
Reform Act
of 1884
Home Rule
Bills of 1886
and 1893
Be prepared to discuss the following ideas in class on FRIDAY
Explain the forces behind the expansion of democracy in Britain:
 Why was this type of change over time successful in Britain but not in other European nations?
 Do you see any significant change over time regarding conservative to liberal or perhaps liberal to conservative?