Parliamentary tradition

• Daniel O’Connell was anti-violence and used politics to achieve his means
• Catholic emancipation: fighting for the right to vote, catholic association helped to fight for the right to vote
• Catholic rent: had to pay a penny a month to help fund the catholic association
• Monster rallies were used
• The Catholic Relief Act was passed which allowed catholics to run in elections
• Daniel O’Connell helped pass the slavery abolition act which banned slaves in the whole british empire