The Old Poor Law 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750ASEdexcel Created by: AbigailCreated on: 03-03-14 16:48 When was the Old Poor Law created? 1601 1 of 25 The poor law stated that the poor, sick, old and mentally ill shall be looked after in a what house? Poorhouse 2 of 25 The able-bodied had to go and work in a? Workhouse 3 of 25 Anyone who refused this had to continue a life of? Begging 4 of 25 Pauper children were apprenticed to a trade, why was this? So they'd have a better adult life 5 of 25 The basis of administration relief in what? as a unit with unpaid non-professionals Parishes 6 of 25 Each parish had to do what with their relief? Hand it out to their own poor 7 of 25 Local magistrates and clerks were appointed as what? Overseers 8 of 25 They created a poor rate on properties in parishes to get money for whom? The poor 9 of 25 The main problem with this is that those receiving relief and those giving it out both what? Knew each other 10 of 25 Each parish in England and Wales were responsible for its own what? Poor 11 of 25 What law stated that a person claiming relief had to go to their original birthplace? The Settlement Laws 12 of 25 Because moving poor to their original birthplaces was costly, overseers only removed paupers if they tried to claim? Relief 13 of 25 Settlement Laws aimed to control m______ Migration 14 of 25 Laws were restricted even more in what year? when strangers could be banned from a parish 1697 15 of 25 the divisions of each institution (name them - houses) meant the system never worked Poor houses, workhouses and houses of correction 16 of 25 It simply was not c___ ef___ Cost effective 17 of 25 Although some parishes did experiment, in Bristol tried making it so the poor's labour money went back to what? Maintaining them 18 of 25 Parishes could apply the what test meant if people wanted to receive relief they had to go into a workhouse The Workhouse Test 19 of 25 By 1776, how many workhouses with 90,000 places were around where paupers could work 2000 20 of 25 In an attempt to reduce the financial burden of relieving poor, the what act of 1782 intended to promote poorhouses as 'indoor alternatives' Gilbert's Act 21 of 25 This also allowed parishes to what together to reduce cost? Unite 22 of 25 The cost of maintaining poor houses would be? Shared 23 of 25 By 1834, how many parishes joined together to create how many unions? 900, 67 24 of 25 For the poor who couldn't work, parishes continued to hand out what relief? Outdoor 25 of 25
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