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Summary OCR Unit F961 History A-level Pitt to Peel Revision Notes
These are my notes for the history course From Pitt to Peel . I personally used these notes to revise from for my A-level exams. They are been checked by my teachers and contain all the right and necessary information.
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History Revision: From Pit to Peee
Introductonnton Britainninn1783:
i. Populatonnincrease
- Deathnratesnfall:nsmallnpoxneradicated
- Birthnratesnrisenduentonthenloweringnofnagenofnmarriage
ii. Agriculturalnrevoluton
- Increasenareanofnlandnforncultvatonn
Enclosure:nunitngnfarmsnintononen
Reclamaton:nclearingnlandnornchangingnitsnusenfornfarmingn
- Improvenefciency
Selectven breedingn
Cropnrotatonn
Mechanisatonn
iii. Industrialnrevolutonn(startsn1750)
- Coal
- Iron
- Textlesn
- Steamnpower
- Factoriesn
- Hugenpoolnofnla bour:npoornwagesnandnworkingnconditonsn
- Massivengrowthnofnindustrialntowns:nMidlandsnandnNorthn
Whatnarenthenimplicatonsnofntheneconomicnchangesnonnsociety?n
i. Rolenofnthengovernmentnandntheirninterventon
- childrenneducaton
- pu blicnhealthn
ii. Changingnworknforce
- ruralntonindustrial
- migraton:npressurenonnhousing,rnleadsntonslumsn
iii. Newnworkingnclass
- Notn boundntonoldnsystemsnofnloyaltyn
- Newnmiddlenclass:n bankers,rnindustrialistsn
Largenincome:nnewnwealthn
Exploitatonnofnnewnworkingnclassn
- Fewernlinksntonlandednclassesnandnthenpolitcalneliten
Economicnchangennsocialnchangenndemandnfornpolitcalnchangen
SocialnClasses:
Thenlandednclasses
Thenmiddlenclassesn
Thenworkingnpopulatonn
, Somensocialnmo bility:nmarriage,rnlandnownershipn
Thenworkingnpopulaton:
- Earnednmoneynthroughnmanualnworkn
- Agriculture:n
agriculturalnla bourers
northnandnsouthndivide
socialnhierarchyn basednonnlevelnofnskilln
- Industrial:n
Hierarchynofnskilln
Artsansn
Skillednfactorynworkersn
Handloomnweaversn
Frameworknknitersn
Creatonnofnnewnskillsnandnnewnjo bsn
Economicnfuctuatonsn
Womennwereninferiorn
Thenmiddlenclasses:
- Needntonearnnanliving
- Cityn bankersnandnlargenindustrialistsn
- Lowernmiddlenclassesncomposednof:
Smallernmanufacturers
Shopkeepers
Millinersn
Tailorsn
Localn brewersn
Clerksn
Thenlandednclasses:n
- Landownersn
- Gentryn
- Ownersnoccupatonnandnfreeholdersn
- Oftennhadnur bannpropertyn
- Politcalnpowern
Howndidn Britain’snpolitcalnsystemnwork?
Com binatonnof:
i. HousenofnCommons
ii. HousenofnLordsn
iii. Thengovernmentn
iv. Thenmonarchyn
Bestnrepresentatonnofnallninterestsnuntl:nAmericanWarnofnIndependence,rnFrenchnRevolutonn
- Thoseneventsnputnpressurenofnthengovernmentnsystemn
1783:nKingnGeorgenIIInandnLordsn(hereditarynpeers)
HousenofnCommons:
- Sonsnofnpeersnheldnapproximatelyn20%nofnthenseatsn
- A boutn100nMPsncomenfromnthenprofessionsnsuchnas:
Barristersn
, Armynofcersn
Navynofcersn
- Approximatelyn200nMPsnwerensu bstantalnlandownersn
- ManynowedntheirnseatsntonpatronsninnthenLords
- Industrialistsn boughtnthemselvesnintonparliamentnwithnproftsnfromntheirntraden
Typesnofnmem bersnwhonsatninnthenCommons:
Countes Boroughsn(importantncites) Universitesn
- 40ncountesnrepresentedn byn80nMPs - 203n boroughsnreturnedn405nMPs - OxfordnandnCam bridge
- Expensiventon buynthenelectonsn - Roughlynhalfncouldn ben bought bothnreturnedn2nMPs
- BynelectonsnfornMPsnacceptngn - Neednincomenofnminimumn£300
ministerialnpositon
- Neededn£600n+nincomenfromnlandn
tonqualifyn
ThenElectorate:
- EnglandnandnWalesn1780s:n435’000npeoplenoutnofn7’500’000ncouldnvote
5%nofnthenpopulaton
11%nofnthentotalnpopulatonnofnmenn
- ScotlandnandnIreland:nlessnthann1%nofnpopulatonnofn6’000’000ncouldnvoten
- Allnwomen,rnmennundern21,rnRomannCatholicsnorndissentersn(Methodists,rn Baptstsnetc)n
couldnnotnvoten
Whoncouldnvote?
IfnyounhadnmoneynyouncouldneasilyngetnintonthenCommonsnifnyounfoundnanpatronninnthenLordsn
Countes Boroughsn(evennifnstoppedn beingnimportant,rnstllnhadnMPs)
- 2nMPsntonparliamentn - 2nMPsntonparliamentn
- Alln40nshillings’nfreeholdersnvote - Situatonnconfusednasntonwhonhadnfranchise
- Largernelectoratesnthann boroughsn - Lessnthann40%nofnEnglishn boroughsnhadnelectoratesnof
- Morendemocratcnthann boroughsn lessnthann100
- Twonthirdsnofnelectoratesn belown500n
- Roten/Pocketn Boroughs:n
Wealthynlandownersncouldnsecurenthen
supportnofntheirncandidateninnelectonsn
Inn1800na boutnhalfnofnallnMPsnownersntheirn
seatntonsuchnpatronagen
ImpactnofnEconomicnChange:
Newncentresnofnproductonnandnpopulaton
Smallntownsngrewn(especiallyninnthennorth)nandntheirnpopulatonnincreasedn
Manchester,rnLeedsnandn BirminghamnhadnnonMPsnofntheirnown,rnwhilstntheirnpopulatonngrewn
immenselyn(representedn byncountynMPs)nvs.nCornwall:npopulatonnofn340’00nwithn42nMPs
Whatnwasnthenrelatonshipn betweennthenmonarchynandnparliament?
Monarchy Parliamentn
- Kingnchoosenhisnministersn - Kingnneedednparliamentn
,- Madenmajoritynofndecisionsnonngovernmentalnpolitcs Renewednhisnincomenpernannum
Foreignnafairs - Couldnforcenthenkingntondismissnministersn
Ministersnadvisednhimn Kingnhadntonchoosenministersnwhonwouldn
- Controllednthenelectonnofnapproximatelyn30nMPs worknwellnwithnthenparliamentn
- Couldngivenimportantnttlesnandnpostsninnthenarmyn - Hadnangeneralnelectonnatnleastneveryn7nyearsn
andnnavyn
Goodnsystemnton buildnsupportnfornthen
monarchy,rnpoliciesnandnthenministersn
Why did George III invite Pit to eeome PM?
Thoughtnhenwasnansafenchoice
- Likednhisnpolitcsnetc.
- HisnfathernwasnPMnandnPitnknewnhownimportantnitnwasntonhavenangoodnrelatonshipn
withnthenmonarchn
Whynwasnthensituatonnsonunsta bleninn1782-83?n
i. LossnofnAmerica:n blowntonpridenandnreputatonnofnthengovernmentn
ii. Personalites:npeoplendidn’tngetnalongnwithneachnother
- GeorgenIIInvs.nLordnNorthnvs.nCharlesnJamesnFoxn
WasnfriendsnwithnPrincenofnWales
Wasnundernpressuren becausenAmerican Drinkern
wasnlostnundernhisnrulen LeadernofnthenWhigs
Didn’tngetnalongnwithnGeorgenIII
Wasncritcalnofnthenkingn
Personalnandnpolitcalndiferencesn
KeynPMsn beforenPit:
i. LordnNorth
- Toryn
, - 1770n–n82n
- Americanwasnlostnundernhisngovernmentnsonhenwasncritciiedn
- GeorgenIIInwasnawarenofnNorth’snfailurenandninefciencyn
- Northnandnthenmonarchnhadnangoodnrelatonship,rnuntlnhenresigned:nGeorgenIIInfelt
betrayedn bynhimnandntheirnrelatonshipnnevernhealednitselfn
ii. Rockingham
- Whign
- Marchn1782n–nJulyn1782n
- Foxnwasninnhisnadministraton,rnsonthenKingndislikednRockinghamn bynassociatonn
- OferednPitnanministerialnpositon〴nhowever,rnPitndeclinedn becausenhenthoughtn
thenpositonnwasntonminornandnhendidn’tnwantnton benassociatednwithnpeoplenthatn
thenKingndidn’tnliken
- Diednandnwasnreplacedn bynShel burnen
iii. Shel burne
- Whign
- 1782n–n83n
- WorknofnhisnworknwasnfocusednonnproposalsnfornpeacenwithnAmerican
- GeorgenIIIndislikednShel burne,rn butnwouldnrathernhavenhimnasnPMnthannFoxn
- Foxn–nNorthncoalitonnunitednagainstnShel burnen
WhyndidnShel burnenfail?
MiscalculatednstrengthninnthenCommonsn
InnFe bruarynFoxnandnNorthncom binednforcedntondefeatnhimn
- TheynchosenthenAmericanPeacenNegotatonsnasnthenissuesn
SignifcantndefeatninnthenCommonsnleadntonShel burne’snresignatonn
GeorgenIIInwasnfuriousn
AfternShel burne’snresignatonnGeorgenIIInaskednPitnton becomenPM:nhenrefusedn
- Duentonthenstrengthnofnoppositon
i. IfnFoxnandnNorthnworkedntogethernhenwouldnfailn
- PitnneedednFoxnandnNorthntonfailn
i. PitnknewnthenKingnwouldndonanythingntonweakenntheirncoaliton
ii. Sawnthenstrengthnhenwouldngainnifnhenwasntoncomentonofcenafternan
discreditedngovernmentnhadnfailed
- Henresignedn
iv. DukenofnPortland
- Apriln1783n–nDecem bern1783
- Whign(laternTory)
- ExertedninfuencenonnthenLordsn
- AlthoughnthenwasnPM,rnFoxnandnNorthnwereninnpowern
- GeorgenIIInopposednthenDukenofnPortlandnandnpersuadednthenLordsntonvoten
againstnthenIndian Bill,rnwhoevernvotednfornthen billnwouldn becomenthenenemynofnthe
King
- KingndestroyednthenFoxn–nNorthncoalitonn
- KingndismissednthenDukenofnPortland,rnFoxnandnNorthn
v. WilliamnPitnthenYounger
- 19nDecem bern1783n
- Toryn
, - Respectednandnrecogniiednthenpositonnofnthenconsttutonn
- Wasnknownnasnthen“King’snMinister”
- GeorgenIIInappreciatednPit’sngiftsnandnknewnthatnhenmadenanuniversallynstrongn
impressionn–nhenlikednhimn
- Pitnrespectednthenpositonnofnthenmonarchn
Foxnvs.nPit:
Fox Pit
Socialn Fewnclosenfriends
Partyingn Goodnwithnfguresn
Drinkingn Reserved
Gam blingn Thinn
FriendsnwithnPrincenofnWalesn Paidnclosenatentonntondetailsn
Fatn Respectedn bynGeorgenIIIn
Goodnwithnpeoplen
Hatedn bynGeorgenIII
Similarites:
Gotnintonparliamentnasnanyoungnage
- Fox:n19
- Pit:n21
Goodnoratorynskills
De btn
Drinkingn
Pit’s strategy of getng into ofee and gaining suppport:
Whennhen becamenPMnhenhadnverynlitlensupport
Hendecidedntondelaynanynelectonntontacklenhisnoppositonn
- Underminedncoaliton
- AlthoughnFoxnandnNorthnwerendismissed,rntheynstllnhadnsupportninnthenCommonsn
- Pitndemonstratednhisna bilitesntonindependentnMPs〴ngoodnspeechesnetc.n
AskednGeorgenIIIntoncallnannelectonninnMarchn1784n
- Hisnminoritynstoodninnsinglenfguresn
- Foxnreceivednanlotnofnoppositonn
Whatnpro blemsndidnPitnfaceninn1783?n
i. Ownnpositon
- Minorityngovernmentnthreatenedn bynFoxn–nNorthncoalitonn
ii. America
- Lossnofnhernasnancolonyncouldnthreatenn Britain’sncommercialnsupremacyn
iii. De bt
- WarnwithnAmericanhadn beennhugelynexpensive
- FirstnmonthnofnPit’sngovernment,rnNatonalnDe btnwasn£243’000’000
- 1775-84nthensiienofnNatonalnDe btnincreasedn byn91%
- Annualninterestnonnthisnde btnwasnapproximatelyn£9’000’000n
- 1783nthengovernment’snexpenditurenexceedednitsnincomen byn£10’800’000n
, iv. ParliamentnReform
- Thenpolitcalnsystemnwasnunrepresentatve,rnespeciallynofnnewntownsnandngrowingn
industryn
v. IsolatonninnEurope
- WarnwithnAmericanalsoninvolvednfghtngnwithnFrancenandnSpainn
vi. Administraton
- Systemnwasndesignedntonseenpolitcalnandnnotnadministratvenaimsn
Thengovernmentnhadndifcultyninnraisingnloansnandnconfdenceninntheneventualnrecoverynofn
natonalnfnancesnwasnlaw.n
WhyndidnPitnwinnthenelectonnofn1784?
i. Pit’snpersonalnqualites
- Goodn background:nfathernwasnPM,rnmotherncamenfromnanpolitcalnfamilyn
- Intellectuallyngifted:ngoodnoratornetc.n
- Respectednthenkingnandnknewnhenhadntonhavenhimnonnhisnside:ntheyncooperatedn
- Peoplenlikednhim:nhenwasnopenntonreformnandnwasna blentongainnmorensupportn byn
notncallingnannelectonnasnsoonnasnhengotnintonofcen
ii. SupportnofnthenKing
- ManynpeoplenwerenfaithfulntonthenCrownnandnsupportednwhonhensupportedn
- Henwasna blentonconvincenthenLordsntonvotenagainstnthenIndian Billnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
- ItnwasnimportantnfornthenkingntonappointnPitntonshownhisnauthorityn
- Wasna blentonsendnroyalnagentsntongathernsupportersnandnincreasenPit’snfollowingn
iii. UnpopularitynofnthenFoxn–nNorthncoalitonn
- King’snpressurenmadenthemnunpopularn
- FailurenofnthenIndian Billn
1784nElecton:
Natonalncampaignnrathernthannfocusnonnlocalnissuesn
Heldnonnthen24thnMarchn1784,rnlastngnuntlnMayn
Electonsnmanagers:nsecurednthenpocketn boroughs
Wasninfuencedn bynthenCrown
Pitnwinsnmajoritynofnapproximatelyn120
FactorsninnPit’snsuccess:
Royalnpatronagenandninfuencen
Appealntonindependents:nwhonlikednPit’snun blemishednreputaton,rnhisnfamilynnamenandnhisn
principals/moralnstance,rndislikednFoxnandnNorthn
Whynwasn1784nan‘signifcant’nelecton?
HardnfoughtnonnNatonalnLinesn(rathernthannlocalninterests)n
ConfrmednPitninnofcenandnfacenhimnanplaformnfornthennextntwondecadesn
- AlsongavenanplaformnfornthenemergingnPittesnandnnewnToriesn
A blentongovernnefectvelynonnthen basisnofnstrongnmajoritesninnthenCommonsnandnLords
HadnsupportnofnthenKingn
Why was Pit able to gain power and secure his positon as PM in 1784?
Instability 1783-84
, George III wantng Pit to become PM
Pit’s personal qualites
Pit’snsolutonntonsolvingnhisn1783npro blems:
Targetnsmuggling:nincreasencustomsnrevenuen
Introducennewntaxesn
Collectntaxesnmorenefcientlyn
Extendnthensinkingnfundn
Reducengovernmentnexpenditurenthroughnratonalisatonn
Stmulatenoverseasntrade:nincreasencustomsnrevenuen
- BynrestoringnfnancesnPitncouldnalsonrestorenconfdenceninnthen Britshngovernmentn
andnthenpolitcalnsystemn
TargetngnSmuggling:
Thenpro blem:napproximatelynonenffthnofnallnimportsnwerencontra bandn
- Possi blyn3’000’000n–n4’500’000nofnteanwasnillegallynimportedn
Pit’snapproach:nhenmadensmugglingnharder
- HoveringnActnofn1784:nextendednthenrightntonsearchnsuspectedncargos
- Ofcialsncouldnsearchnshipsnupnton4nleaguesnoutntonseanrathernthann2nleaguesn
- Smugglersnmadenlessnproft
- ThenCommutatonnActnofn1784:nreducednimportndutesnonnteanfromn119%nton25%n
- Thisnwasnfollowedninn1785-87n bynreducingncustomndutesnonnwine,rnspiritsnandnto bacco
Henmadenlegitmatentradeneasier:
- Pitnextendednthensystemnofn bondednwarehousesn(frstnproposedn bynRo bertnWalpolen
inn1733).n
- Allowednimportsnfornre-exportnton benstoredntaxnfree
- Goodsnfornimportncouldnalson benstorednandndutesnonlynpaidnwhenngodsnarentakennoutn
Evaluaton:
Pitndidnnotndestroynsmuggling,rn butnhenmadenitnfarnlessnprofta blenandnmorenriskyn
Valuenofnfoodnandnrawnmaterialnimportsnrosenfromn£13’000’000nton£27’000’000n betweenn
1783nandnthenmid-1790s
- Eg.nTeanenteringnthroughncustomsnlegitmatelyndou blen betweenn1786nandn1788n
Governmentnyieldsnincreased:
- 29%nonnspiritsn
- 63%nonnwinen
- 39%nonnto baccon
NewnTaxes:n
Mostntaxesninnthen18thncenturynwerenindirectn
Taxesnonnluxuries:nefectednonlynthenwealthyn
- Hairnpowder
- Servants
- Horses
- Ri b bonsn
- WindownTaxn(thenmorenwindows,rnthenmorenmoneynyounhadntonpay)n
, Othernareas:ntaxesnwerenintroduced,rn butnwithdrawnninnthenfacenofnhostlitynfromnthen
industriesnafectedn
- 1784:ntextles:nmuslins,rncoton:nrapidlynrepealedn
- 1784:nlicencesnforn Bleachers,rndyersnandntaxnonnallnprintednandn bleachedntextles:n
a bandonedninn1785n
- CoalnTax:nwithdrawnnduentonoppositonn
- ShopnTax:nhighlynunpopularnandnwasn broughtntonannendn byn1789n
IncreasednEfciency:
SinkingnFundnofn1786
- 1784:nNatonalnDe btnwasn£243’000’000nwithninterestnchargersnamountngntona boutnan
quarternofngovernmentnspending
- 1786:nPitnwantsntonreducenthisn bynextendingnthen“SinkingnFund”
- Annualnsumsnpaidnintonitntonreducennatonalnde btn
- Existednsincen1716,rn butnitsnvaluenwasnreducedn bynothernministers,rnwhonraidednitnforn
othernpurposesn
- Itnwasnplacednundernthencontrolnofnan boardnofn6ncommissionersn
- Thenschemenworkednwell,rnwithnan£10’000’000nreducedninnthenNatonalnDe btn–nuntln
out breaknofnwarnwithnFranceninn1793n
- SinkingnFundnrestorednnatonalnconfdence:nmorenimportantnthannreducingnthen
NatonalnDe btn
- However,rnoverallnthenSinkingnFundnwasnnotnthenmostnefcientnidean
ConsolidatednFundnActnofn1787
- Previousn103nexchequernaccountsnwerenreplacedn bynansinglenfundnaccountnatnthen
treasuryn
- Streamlinednfnancialnmanagementn
- Madensomenformnofnnatonalnaccountngnpossi blenfornthenfrstntmen
EvaluatonnofnFinancialnPolicies:n
1793:nincomenincreasedn byn47%ninncomparisonnton1783
Destroyednprofta blensmugglingn
Introducesnnewntaxes
Pitnwasnthenmostnefcientntaxngathererntongovernn Britainn
Largelynsuccessfulnduringnpeacentme
Fewnunsuccessfulntaxatonnpoliciesneg.nCoal,rnshopsnetc.n
Administraton:
Wasnoutnofndaten
Manpowern badlyndevelopednduentonpatronagen
- Ofcesnwerengivennasnrewardsnfornpolitcalnservicenandnloyaltyn–nnotnmeritn
Pitnneededntonincreasenefciencynofngovernmentntonreducenexpendituren
- Hadnton bencatonsna boutnthenchanged
- Didn’tnwantntonofendnanyonen
- Systemnwasndesignedntonsatsfynpolitcalnandnnotnadministratvenneedsn
Approach:
Contractsnputnoutntontendern(compettven bids)n
, Beternauditngnofnaccountsn
Reshufedndepartments
Increasedncontrolnofntreasuren
- 1785:nTreasurynCommissionnofnAuditn
- Createdntonoverseenpu blicnexpenditure
- Then BoardnofnTaxes:nreinforcedn bynstafntransfersnfromnthenTreasurynandnthenExcisen
Boardn
- Creatonnofncentralnstatonarynofceninn1787nensuredneconomicsninnthensupplynofn
statonaryntondepartmentn
Promotonn basednonnmeritn
Allowednredundantnpositonntonlapsen
- Ie.nTheirnholdersntondien
- Notnfllingnvacantnpositonsn
Endingnsinecuresn(gradually)
Whennpeoplenhadnanjo bnpositonnfornlifen
IndianActn1784:
GovernmentnofnIndian bynEastnIndianCompany
- Oldnandninefcientn
Pitnsetnupnan BoardnofnControl,rnresponsi blentonthenCrown
- Leadingngovernmentnofcialsnincludingnhimselfnsatnonnthen boardn
IndianActn begannthenprocessnofnextendingn Britshncontroln
Evaluaton:
1786:ncommissionersnrecommendednthatnthenpu blicnaccountsnshouldn bena bolishedn
- Disappearednwithinnthennextn20nyearsn
- Efcientndepartmentalnmanagementnwasngraduallyn builtnupn
- WithnandegreenofnTreasuryncontroln
Muchnofnthisnwasnproposedn bynNorth,rn butnPitnsucceedednduentonanperiodnofnsta bilityn beforen
handn
AssessmentnofnFinancialnandnAdministratvenReforms:
Successfuln–nNatonalnRevivaln Unsuccessfuln–nnonNatonalnRevivaln
Increasednrevenuen Somennewntaxesnfailednandnwerenwithdrawnn(eg.n
Decreasednexpendituren Coal,rnshops,rntextles)n
Stmulatedntraden Pit’snideasnweren basednonnpredecessorsn
Increasednefciencyn Economicninheritancenwasn beternthannitnlookedninn
Increasednnatonalnconfdencen 1783n
- IndustrialnRevoluton:nplacedn Britainninnan
massivenadvantagenpositonn
Finances:nEvidencenofnefectvenpolicies:
i. Increasednincomen
- Incomenfromntaxatonnincreasedn