Poverty and Pauperism: The Impact and Effectiveness of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Flashcards
What did the Poor Law Amendment change about parishes?
It grouped them together, from 150,000 to 600 bigger groups
What happened to outdoor relief after 1834?
It was stopped for the able bodied
What was established as the basis of the workhouse system?
The concept of less eligibility
When were the ‘money or blood’ riots in Kent, and what were they over?
1835, Outdoor relief
In what year was outdoor relief reintroduced by the Poor Law Commission to an extent?
1838
What were the workhouse conditions?
Crowded, segregated (according to gender and age), tiring and unrewarding work, healthcare available
Charles Dickens published Oliver Twist in what year?
1837
Thomas Carlyle’s ‘Past & Present’ is published, calling workhouses ‘Poor Law prisons’ in what year?
1843
Opposition to the Poor Law in the North came because of it’s irrelevance, because they had a _____ system of work?
Cyclical
Where was the workhouse system well established by 1836?
The South
Which Tory radical reformers resisted the New Poor Law and published articles attempting to provoke action from the public?
Richard Oastler and Michael Sadler
After what year did a trade depression settle in the North?
1837
Where were there riots concerning the Poor Law in the late 30s?
East Anglia (1835) Bradford (1837) Dewsbury and Todmordon (1838)
What happened in Huddersfield in 1837 which led to the reintroduction of outdoor relief?
The Board of Guardians refused to elect an administrator- they wanted outdoor relief under their control
The Tories objected to reform because…
Of the centralised nature and partisanship of the new system
