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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