A Christmas Carol- social injustice

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Which two characters represnt the injustice in Victorian society?
Ignorance and Want
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What did the Poor Law amendment reduce?
It reduced the cost of helping the poor
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When was the Poor Law amended?
1834
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Where did Scrooge tell the poor to go?
Workhouses and prisons
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Which character reminds Scrooge that he said this?
The ghost of christmas present
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What did Scrooge mean by 'surplus population'
The unemployed or under-employed who only use up space and resourses
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Whose ideas was Scrooge following?
Thomas Robert Malthus
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What was believed to be the cause of poverty in Victorian England?
Laziness and wastefulness
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Why were the conditions in workhouses so harsh?
To discourage the able-bodied poor and to ensure only the truly destitute would apply
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When did workhouses completely disappear?
1948
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What did the Poor Law amendment reduce?

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It reduced the cost of helping the poor

Card 3

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When was the Poor Law amended?

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Card 4

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Where did Scrooge tell the poor to go?

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Card 5

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Which character reminds Scrooge that he said this?

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