To whom did the Reform Bill of 1832 extend the vote on parliamentary representation ?
Correct answer: C. the lower middle classes
- A. the working classes
- B. women
- C. the lower middle classes
- D. slaves
Explanation
The Reform Act of 1832 enfranchised much of the urban middle class by extending the vote to property-owning men in the lower and middle ranks. It did not give women or the working classes a general parliamentary vote.
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