the People Questions and Answers
1783AwhyAwasAPittAappointedAprimeAministerA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RefusedAtoAsupportAFox-NorthAcoalitionAandApreventedApassageAofAEast-IndiaABill.
1784AwhyAdidAPittAwinAtheAelectionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WonAtheAvotesAofAindependentAMPs,AhadAsupportAofAKing,AreputationAasAreformer.A
215,000AvotersA(3%AofApopulation)
CommutationAActA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1784A-
AreducedAtaxesAonAteaAfromA119%AtoA25%,AendedAteaAsmugglingAandAincreasedAtaxA
revenue
WhatAwasAtheAnationalAdebtAinA1784A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-£240m
1785AreformAbillAdefeatedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ProposedAredistributionAofA72Aseats,AdefeatedAbyAFoxAandANorthAasAtheyAarguedAaAlossAof
Ainfluence
TreasuryACommissionAofAAuditA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1785A-
AoversawApublicAexpenditure
SinkingAfundAintroducedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1786A-
AreducedAnationalAdebtAbyA£10mAuntilAoutbreakAof AwarAwithAFranceAinA1793
EdenATreatyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1786A-
AeasierAtradeAwithAreducedAdutiesAbutAFrenchAmanufacturersAarguedAitAwasAfavouredAtowa
rdsABritain,AendedAwhenAwarAbeganA1793
ConsolidatedAfundsAactA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1787A-
AaccountsAcombinedAintoAone,AfirstAformAofAnationalAaccounting
AmendedAhoveringAactA1780A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1787A-
AshipsAableAtoAbeAsearchedA12milesAoutAofAport
BondedAwarehousesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FreeAstorageAofAgoodsAuntilAre-
exportedAorAtaxedAandAsoldAinAtheAUK.AIncreasedAvalueAofAimportsAfromA£13mA1783AtoA£2
7mA1790s
FrenchArevolutionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1789A-
ANationalAassemblyAcalledA1789AwhichAestablishedAnewAconstitutionalAmonarchy,Astormin
gAofAtheABastilleA1789.AMadeApeopleAfearAaArevolutionAinABritain
IntellectualAresponseAtoAfrenchArevolutionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EdmundABurkeA-
ApublishedA'ReflectionsAonAtheARevolutionAinAFrance'A1790A-
AcelebratedAaristocraticAconceptsAofApaternalism,AloyaltyAandAaristocracyAasAtheArulingAcla
ss,AarguedAthatAanyAstateAthatAdidAnotAacceptAchangeAwouldAloseAtheAabilityAtoAconserveAit
self.
BurkeAwasAdenouncedAbyAThomasAPaineAwhoAbelievedAthatApowerAlayAwithAtheApeopleAan
dAtheirArights.
ReverendARichardAPriceAsupportedArevolutionAbutAdiedAinA1791A-AbeforeAitAbecameAviolent
FormationAofAUnitedAIrishmenA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1791A-
AaimedAforAparliamentaryAreformAandAIrishAindependence
, CatholicAreliefAactA(education)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1791A-
AallowedACatholicsAfreedomAtoApracticeAtheirAreligionAandAbeAeducated
LCSAestablishedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1792
WarAwithAFranceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BeginsA1793
1793ANationalAdebtA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-£170m
GoldApaymentsAsuspendedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1797A-
AincreasedAgovernmentAborrowingAandApaperAcurrencyAissuedAasAalternativeAbutAwasAregi
onal
IncomeAtaxAintroducedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1798A-
AincomesAoverA£60.AUnpopularAwithAmiddleAclasses
IncomeAtaxAchangedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1803A-AincomesAoverA£150
NationalAdebtA1801A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-£456m
AliensAactA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1793A-AallAimmigrantsAwereAatAriskAofAbeingAdeported
CatholicAreliefAacA(franchise)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1793A-
AcatholicsAallowedAtoAvoteAandAholdAcivilAoffice
HabeasACorpusAsuspendedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1794
TreasonableApracticesAactA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1795A-
AanyAactAofAviolenceAagainstAtheAKingAisAtreasonA(resultAofAstoningAofAKingAGeorgeAIIIAonAhi
sAwayAtoAopenAparliamentAinA1795)
SeditiousAmeetingsAactA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1795A-
AnoApublicAmeetingsAoverA50Apeople
IrishArebellionA1796A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
frenchAforcesAwouldAinvadeAIrelandAleadingAtoAanAIrishArepublic,AbadAweatherAforcedAships
AtoAtravelAbackAtoAFrance
SpitheadAmutinyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1797A-
A2AweeksAofAstrikesAarguingAforAbetterAconditions,AincreasedApayAagreedAupon
NoreAmutinyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1797A-
AafterASpithead,AshipsAtakenAoverAbyAmutineersAandAdemandsApresentedAe.gAbetterAwage
sAandAendAofAtheAwarAwithAfrance,AmutinyAendedAwhenAshipsAwereAblockadedAandAfoodAan
dAwaterAwithheld
IrishArebellionA1798A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-co-
ordinatedAuprisingsAplanned,ADublinAfailed,AWolfeAToneAarrestedAandAdies
CombinationAActA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1799A-AbannedAtradeAunions
ActAofAUnionAwithAIrelandA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1800A-
A100AnewAWestminsterAMPs,ACatholicAemancipationApromised
InflationA1800A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-36.5%A-AallAtimeAhigh
1800AmiddleAclassApercentageAofApopulationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-25%
TreatyAofAAmiensA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1802A-
AhaltedAwarAandAreturnedAmostAcoloniesAwonAduringAtheAwar,AabolishedAincomeAtax
LeveeAenAMasseAactA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1803A-AallAmenAagedA17-
55AjoinAtheAhomeAguard,A800,000AmenAjoined
1804A-APittAbecomesAPMAagainA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
'timeAhadAnotAmadeAPittAaAgreatAwartimeAleader'A-
AAsaABriggs,AinAillAhealth,AnoAclearAstrategy