HISTORY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mary Fields, Atheism, Inbreeding
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1832 act gave the vote to middle class men. Great reform act because it"s the first not the biggest. Cost money to register for the vote, financial barrier. Does open door to middle class men and bigger farmers. Catholics are allowed to be elected to office. Increases the number of catholic voters (1829 and 1832 acts) especially important for. Act passed in 1834 was a compromise with people who thought slavery was wrong. Those affected were paid for slaves they lost. Before 1832 movement to appeal the tax on import grain. By making foreign grain more expensive the poor found it harder and harder to eat. Supported because it was harder on the poor and it favored the old rich. Law that made it easier for wealthy men to walk away from poor women who got pregnant. Includes small business men, farmers who own land even if small amounts, lawyers and some other professional.
