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 1819: The Six Acts

This period in time of the Victorian Era England suffered the most in Politics, Social problems, and Economically. England was falling apart and the people and government were becoming frustrated. Riots started to form and soon lead the the Peterloo Massacre. The government decided it was time for rules and strict laws to be put in place. The Six Acts were formed.


 * 1) the Training Prevention Act
 * 2) the Seizure of Arms Act
 * 3) the Seditious Meetings Act
 * 4) the Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act
 * 5) the Misdemeanors Act
 * 6) the Newspaper Stamp Duties Act

//The Training Prevention Act// prohibited normal people to train with weapons and limited and limited the actions of the agent provocateurs, which are certain people who are hired to seek out suspected criminals like a secret agent. //The Seizure of Arms Act// gave the police the right to search private houses for possession of weapons and cease the weapons and the person holding them. This also limited the agent provocateurs. //The Seditious Act// was made to keep an eye on the people who call the public meetings that discuss the problems in the Church or state. Local person who has high power must know the place and time of the meeting. This kept riots from forming and keeping the peace. //The Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act// gives the people of higher powers such as the police the right to search and seize any items in the accusers house that is illegal and use it against them in court. //The Misdemeanors Act// made the trial and conviction of the person being accused quicker than usual. The criminal did not have bail because of this act. //The Newspaper Stamp Duties Act// raised the taxes on printed items such as newspapers, books, and pamphlets. This limited the freedom of the press.