Move Age Charter For Free

The People's Charter; being the outline of an act to provide for the just representation of the people of Great Britain in the Commons' House of Parliament ... Prepared by a Committee of twelve persons, six Members of Parliament and six members of the London Working Men's Association, etc.

When the Charter was written in 1838, only 18 per cent of the adult-male population of Britain could vote (before 1832 just 10 per cent could vote). The Charter proposed that the vote be extended to all adult males over the age of 21, apart from those convicted of a felony or declared insane.

Different classes and poor funding - the Chartists did not all belong to the same class and this meant that many middle-class supporters withdrew their support after Chartism became linked to violence. When the middle-class members left, there was less money to fund the movement and it started to fail.

A charter is a document that gives colonies the legal rights to exist. Charters can bestow certain rights on a town, city, university, or other institution. Colonial charters were approved when the king gave a grant of exclusive powers for the governance of land to proprietors or a settlement company.

The Charter had six demands: All men to have the vote (universal manhood suffrage) Voting should take place by secret ballot. Parliamentary elections every year, not once every five years. Constituencies should be of equal size. Members of Parliament should be paid.

In 1838 a People's Charter was drawn up for the London Working Men's Association (LWMA) by William Lovett and Francis Place, two self-educated radicals, in consultation with other members of LWMA. The Charter had six demands: All men to have the vote (universal manhood suffrage)