Why did the peterloo massacre happen?

Answer 1

A meeting was called to protest unemployment and high food prices and to demand political reform giving working class people the right to vote. 60,000 people gathered, including women and children. City officials were alarmed at the high number of people and ordered the citys cavalry to arrest the speakers and disperse the crowd. Professional soldiers were also sent to join the charge. The rout lasted about 10 minutes and left approx 500 people injured and 11 dead.

Answer 2

The Peterloo massacre took place on Aug 16th 1819 in St Peter's Fields, Manchester, UK. It was called Peterloo after the recent battle of Waterloo (1815) because the cavalry charge reminded people of Waterloo.

Answer 3

The rapid changes in the industrial system in the first quarter of the nineteenth century provided a new source of wealth to the mill owners but drastically changed the lives of ordinary people.Misery and long working days in the factories deprived them of the simple pleasures and freedom which they had hitherto enjoyed. As industrial evolution gained momentum the working classes became poorer and more exploited. At the turn of the century a Chadderton weaver's wage for a week averaged 15s 9d (79p) but by 1818 this had fallen to around 5s (25p) per week. Coupled with this reduction in wages the price of wheat had increased by almost 50% in the same period. As wages fell the hours increased to some 15 hours each day. To supplement such meagre incomes the weavers were forced to send their children into mills often when they were no more than six years of age.

Answer 4

The Peterloo Massacre occurred in England in Manchester in 1819.

Answer 5

The Peterloo Massacre Happend In Manchester On The 16th Of August In 1819.

It Killed Only 18 Ppl Plus A Mother And Her child.

Answer 6

they all smelled funny and they all had crusty toe nail, and loved Justin Bieber

Answer 7

Peterloo Massacre happened in 1819-08.

Answer 8

Manchester