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Who were the Chartists and what did they want?
AA group of farmers campaigning for reduced agricultural taxes
BA 1830s–50s reform movement demanding votes for men and secret ballots ✓
CFactory workers campaigning for shorter working hours and better pay
DMPs who campaigned to abolish the unelected House of Lords
Explanation
The Chartists were a political reform movement in the 1830s–1850s who drew up a "People's Charter" demanding votes for all men, secret ballots, no property qualification for MPs, and payment for MPs.
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