Which movement, named after the People's Charter of 1838, presented petitions to Parliament in 1839, 1842 and 1848?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Chartists
- Step 1: The Chartist movement took its name from the People's Charter of 1838 and was a national protest movement, with strongholds of support in Northern England, the East Midlands, the Staffordshire Potteries, the Black Country and the South Wales Valleys. In June 1839 the petition, signed by 1.3 million working people, was presented to the House of Commons, but MPs voted by a large majority not to hear the petitioners. Answer: The Chartists. Why not the others: The Suffragettes, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and the Luddites are not the movement named for the People's Charter of 1838.
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