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A Long and Illustrious History

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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