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6. What was the Gilberts Act?

  • Allowed parishes to join into unions
  • support for children
  • Gilbert was the first to be an overseeker of the poor
  • a new kind of support

7. Who are Paupers?

  • Parish owners
  • Overseekers of the poor
  • poeple who cant afford basic needs and recieve support
  • Animal Trainers

8. What was the first settlement act?

  • Legal Settlement from birth, marriage, apprentiship and inhertience
  • parishes could only have 50 houses each.
  • people could chose any parish they wanted
  • Parishes could pick and choose who joins the parish

9. Who was responsible for paupers?

  • They were responsible for themselves
  • The Parishes
  • The government
  • The Towns priest.

10. 3 problems with the old law?

  • The government wouldnt allow all parishes to have 3 houses, People didnt like the law, they can find a way out
  • Not everyone belonged to the parish, Parishes were greedy, The government wouldnt fund 3 houses.
  • No consistent system, not all parishes could afford 3 houses, could be corrupt
  • no constant system, not all parishes had enough people to fill a workshouse, could be corrupt

11. What year were the SETTLEMENT ACTS?

  • 1568,1998
  • 1662.1697
  • 1655,1865
  • 1664,1689

12. What does LAISSEZ FAIRE mean?

  • Let it be
  • Let it go
  • let them work it out
  • let them work

13. Who was the overseeker of the poor?

  • The Governement
  • Landowners took turns
  • The Priest
  • The parish leader

14. Why did most parishes continue with Out door relief?

  • Cheaper
  • More popular
  • easier
  • more beneficial for them

15. What is outdoor relief?

  • Support for people who couldnt afford to go into the workhouse
  • Support for poor in their own homes
  • support for the homeless
  • support for poor who couldnt afford food

16. What does the WEIGHT of a source mean?

  • How much detail there is
  • How useful
  • How creative
  • How much text is involved

17. What does RELATIVE poverty mean?

  • Less than 60% average income
  • Less than 25% average income
  • Less than 10% average income
  • Less than 70% average income

18. Speenhamland system?

  • each family would be given a picnic basket every sunday.
  • Change of support depending on the price of bread and the number of children
  • Once a month eavh Parish would hold a buffet for all families
  • Each family would get a certain amount of meat depending on the families number

19. Who are the Undeserving?

  • Elderly
  • Beggers/Criminals
  • Men
  • Hard working people

20. Who invented the imporved sewage system?

  • Bazelgette
  • Bagintalgette
  • Brazilgette
  • Bentalgette