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Who was Edwin Chadwick?
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A cold, humorless, utilitarian who was responsible for the switch from outdoor relief to poorhouses.Also, a great promoter of public health.
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What was the Factory Act and when was it implemented?
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There were several factory acts but the one of 1833 barred children under 9 from working in factories, limited working hours to 12/day or 69/week, and made Christmas and New Years mandatory holidays.
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What was the significance of the Poor Law Amendment Act?
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Passed in 1834, this act said no able bodied person would get relief except in a poorhouse and that conditions were to be harsh there to discourage people from applying. It was the first time the central government took responsibility for the poor.
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What were the poorhouses? What were they like?
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They were places where poor people went in desperation to receive relief. They were purposely harsh. The work was worse than any factory, food was typically gruel, segregated by gender, even families, small boys were abused by pedophiles. Many of the workers were elderly.
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When was the Victorian Era?
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1838-1901
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What was Chartism?
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A movement by the lower classes to get a People's Charter approved by Parliament. Petitioned 3 times from 1838 to 1848. Main objectives were universal male suffrage, no property qualifications for MPs and salaries for MPs.
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Why do we care about Lord Palmerston? Who was he?
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British foreign secretary for 1832-1852. PM during American Civil War, wanted to support South but could not after Emancipation Proclamation made was appear to be about slavery.
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What was the Anti Corn Law League?
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An organization that from 1839 till reform was passed in 1848 campaigned against the corn laws- price supports on grain that raised the price of bread to benefit land owners.
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Who was Feargus O'Connor?
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A leading Chartist of the Physical force school who also founded the Northern Star. Later assaulted MPs on floor of Parliament and was committed to an insane asylum.
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When was the Irish Potato Famine? How many died? Why did they blame the British governemnt?
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1845 and 1846 but deaths continued to be high for years afterwards. An estimated 1 million peopled died and the deaths were blamed on the British government and absentee landlords. Between 1845 and 1852 the British government spent only 7 m pounds on relief. Also, Ireland exported grain during the famine.
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