Why did Chartism decline?
After 1848, the Chartists had tried every avenue open to them, from petitions to strikes and economic boycotts and revolution and all had failed. During the 1850s, the Chartists developed an increasingly sophisticated political programme, but failed to come up with a strategy that could deliver it. Many Chartists eventually drifted into single-issue politics or the Liberal Party in an attempt to further their beliefs while others gave up altogether.
