Pressures for changes to the poor law 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750ASEdexcel Created by: AbigailCreated on: 19-03-14 19:31 British farmers hiked up their corn prices, why? French wars and bad harvests bad importation difficult 1 of 13 This meant higher bread prices but this was an issue with wages, why? Because the wages were not increasing with food prices 2 of 13 The ending of blockade meant what? Cheap foreign food could be imported again 3 of 13 This forced British farmers to? Reduce their prices 4 of 13 This caused many farmers to b_____ themselves so their employees were out of a job meaning more people taking ? Bankrupt, poor relief 5 of 13 Which government in 1815 set up laws to try and help the situation, the name of these laws? Tory government, Corn Laws 6 of 13 The laws meant foreign import wouldn't happen unless British corn reached how many shillings? 80 7 of 13 As a result of this there were mass r_____ o_____ Radical outbursts 8 of 13 Government decided to suspent (what law) where people were imprisoned in secret withouth a trial Habes Corpus 9 of 13 The (what) Acts were introduced, what did the prohibit? Six, a meeting of more than 50 people at any one time 10 of 13 S____ R____ took place, burning things and e_____ of ove_____ burnt Swing Riots, effigies, overseers 11 of 13 The 1817 Report of (Name the rest) condemned the e___ a___ of the Poor laws Select Committee, evil actions 12 of 13 They noted that it was the creator of what? Poverty 13 of 13
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