Orphans - pauper apprentices, lived in apprentice houses near the mills. Poor families - sons and daughters of adult workers.
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Who were the overseers?
Overseers were given the job of making the children work as hard as possible. The more work the children did, the more they were paid.
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Why did mill owners want children workers?
- machines like 'water frame' were automatic, children able to run them. -Paid less than adults, apprentices not paid at all. -More agile, easier to crawl under machines.
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What did Seebohm Rowntree do?
- Investigated into the living conditions of poor in York. - Proved there was poverty even in towns like York. -asked about income, rent, fuel, clothing acc to family size. -scientific methods; nutrition
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What did Rowntree discover?
- devised his own poverty line. -set at 21 shillings 8 pence for family of 5. -any family that earned below, in primary poverty. -approx 9.9% in poverty in York.
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What was the country divided into?
boroughs and counties. Most send 2 MPs to parliament.
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Who could vote?
No one under 21. No women. In counties, only property owners. In boroughs, varies from place to place.
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Who could be an MP?
Only men. Have to own a lot of property. Not paid a salary, so only rich people.
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Which two parties did most MPs belong to?
The Whigs and the Tories.
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How did voting take place?
-local landowner so influential that he controls elections. -threats and bribery often used. -voters must announce who they are voting for. -candidates who get most votes become MP in House of Commons.
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When is there an election?
General Election every 7 years.
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What did MPs do?
-make decisions about how country should be run. -House of Lords>House of Commons. PM usually from H of L.
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Who were the overseers?
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Overseers were given the job of making the children work as hard as possible. The more work the children did, the more they were paid.
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