Chartism in England was a social movement for:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Voting rights

Option (1) Property rights — Incorrect. In Britain voting rights were limited to property-owning men. The Chartists wanted the vote and the right to stand for elections without owning property, so they were working against the tie between property and political rights.

Option (2) Voting rights — Correct. Chartism was a social movement for parliamentary representation in England. In 1839 more than 1.25 million people signed the People’s Charter asking for universal male suffrage, voting by ballot and the right to stand for elections without owning property; in 1842 it collected 3.25 million signatures.