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What were the three classes of society in the 1700s and 1800s?
What were the three classes of society in the 1700s and 1800s?
The upper class, the middle class, and the working class.
What was the purpose of the new Poor Law introduced in 1834?
What was the purpose of the new Poor Law introduced in 1834?
To reduce the cost of looking after the poor and impose a standardized system across the country.
What were the conditions like inside the workhouse?
What were the conditions like inside the workhouse?
Conditions inside the workhouse were deliberately harsh, with families being split up, a monotonous diet, and strict rules and regulations to follow.
What were some of the unpleasant jobs that inmates in the workhouses had to do?
What were some of the unpleasant jobs that inmates in the workhouses had to do?
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What were some of the scandals that hit the headlines shortly after the new Poor Law was introduced?
What were some of the scandals that hit the headlines shortly after the new Poor Law was introduced?
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What were the consequences of the stricter rules introduced for those who ran the workhouses?
What were the consequences of the stricter rules introduced for those who ran the workhouses?
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Why was the new Poor Law very unpopular?
Why was the new Poor Law very unpopular?
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