Unity & Strength! - The Peterloo Massacre

Aimed at a higher age group, this is an ideal work pack for a history / politics class looking to understand more about democracy and reform.
The Peterloo Massacre was an important event in local history.

This worksheet activity contains an introductory sheet take discusses the types of banners and slogans that were carried on the day of the Peterloo Massacre.
There follows a page with a template for pupils to design their own banner to carry to the ‘Manchester Meeting’.

Your class can be encouraged to create a banner in groups on a larger scale with more materials, but otherwise, they are able to create a banner design with this easy template as individuals.