Ch 2-6 summary AQA Industrialisation
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- Chapter 2-6 AQAIndustrialisation
- Pitt enters parliament 1781 at 21. Becomes PM 3 years later in 1783
- Became PM because of close relationship with George 3 - patronage
- George 3 hated son Prince of Wales and Charles James Fox
- Political crisis of 1782: loss of American colonies-> Lord north resigned-> Rockingham PM then died Unexpectedl-> Lord Shelbourne PM-> Fox+North combined to bring him down(king hated them and dismissed them at first opp)
- 1784 Election. Pitt had large majority opposition and no one in the commons would join his cabinet. Had to make his cabinet out of lords, it was almost impossible to pass any measures thru parliament.
- People called Pitt’s administrationMince Pie administrationcause they didn’t think it would last beyond Christmas.
- King called election march 1784 as Fox’s support dwindling
- King used patronage to sway election, created new Lord peers, arguable that he was pushing the boundaries of his constitutional position
- King called election march 1784 as Fox’s support dwindling
- People called Pitt’s administrationMince Pie administrationcause they didn’t think it would last beyond Christmas.
- Became PM because of close relationship with George 3 - patronage
- National debt at an all time high of £240 million. Pitt introduces sinking fund to which he payed £1 million a year
- Sinking fund reduced debt by £10 million and helped restore national confidence. Successful peacetime policy, failure at war time
- Pitt was interested in adopting free trade as a policy-> reduced heavy custom duties
- Mercantilism= governments duty to regulate trade for the benefit of the nation
- Pitt was interested in adopting free trade as a policy-> reduced heavy custom duties
- Sinking fund reduced debt by £10 million and helped restore national confidence. Successful peacetime policy, failure at war time
- Pitt enters parliament 1781 at 21. Becomes PM 3 years later in 1783
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