Britain between 1801-1812 - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Addington comes into power, replacing Pitt the Younger as PM	1801	100%
William Cobbett launches the Political Register, exposing the governments mishandling of the war	1802	100%
By this year, 2400 power looms are in operation	1803	100%
John Horrocks introduces an all-metal version of the power loom	1803	100%
Addington introduces efficiencies in income tax in 1803 to boost funds, as well as ordering a blockade of French ports and a cleanup of corruption within the Navy Board	1803	100%
Addington resigns as PM, leading Pitt to return for his second term	1804	100%
Pitt imposes income tax on all incomes over £150	1805	100%
Grenville replaces Pitt the Younger as Prime Minister	1806	100%
Cobbett's Political Register begins to speak out against corruption in parliamentary elections	1806	100%
income tax begins to offset some of the high costs of war, aiding Britain's financial recovery	1806	100%
Prominent radical MP Sir Francis Burdett is elected to parliament	1807	100%
The Abolition of the Slave Trade is passed, making it illegal to buy and sell enslaved people throughout the British colonies. However, it did not entirely end the use of enslaved labour across the British Empire.	1807	100%
The Duke of Portland replaces Grenville as PM	1807	100%
Handloom weavers petition parliament for a Minimum Wage bill, only for it to be rejected	1808	100%
The Luddite Riots begin in Lancashire, catalysed by government failure to secure the Minimum Wages Bill	1808	100%
Spencer Perceval replaces the Duke of Portland as PM	1809	100%
Lord Liverpool replaces Perceval as PM	1812	100%
Addington attempts to introduce a bill requiring dissenting preachers to be licensed only if their respectability could be vouched for. Causing uproar, the bill is hastily withdrawn	1811	50%
Spencer Perceval is assassinated by businessman John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons. Bellingham is said to have committed this act due to personal vendettas against Perceval's government.	11 May 1812	0%
Napoleon issues the Milan decrees	17 December 1807	0%
Charles Grey holds the cabinet of Foreign Secretary under Grenville between these 2 years	1806-1807	0%
George Canning serves as Foreign Secretary between these years	1807-1809	0%
Napoleon self-sabotages his own blockade between these years, allowing the export of French wheat under license to Britain	1808-1810	0%
Serious economic and political crisis is caused between these 2 years, due to the government's continued issuing of Orders in Council. This is further worsened by the overproduction of banknotes, spiking inflation and leading to the collapse of several banks	1810-1811	0%
Nelson scores the British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, aiding Pitt's weak government with a psychological boost	21 October 1805	0%
Pitt the Younger dies aged 46, exhausted by the demands of office and the peculiarly threatening international state of Britain	23 January 1806	0%
The Treaty of Amiens temporarily halts the war between Britain and France	March 1802	0%
Addington declares war on France, after Napoleon breaches the terms of the Treaty of Amiens	May 1803	0%
Napoleon issues the Berlin decrees	October 1806	0%

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