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What was the poor law and when was it introduced?
1834, no outdoor relief for the able bodied they went to the workhouses, parishes were grouped into unions to make larger and more efficient units, each union would have a separate workhouse, the workhouses were to encourage self help
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What were the problems with the workhouses?
They were inefficient as they were empty half the time, all sorts of people were grouped together, families were separated
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What were the positives for the poor law?
Helped reduce poor rates for the middle class and not much else
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Why was the poor law introduced?
The middle classes were unhappy about the poor rates and the Whigs wanted their support, by introducing the workhouses it cut the poor rate a lot, the government were threatened by the Swing riots to take some action
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Negatives of the poor law?
Ignored the causes of poverty, didn't end poverty, the abolition of outdoor relief caused distress as when recession came in 1837/8 thousands of peoples faced starvation as they relied on outdoor relief
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Negatives for the poor law part two
In the recession there were too many people for the workhouses, thousands of workers turned to Chartism
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When and who introduced the grant for education?
1833, under the whigs, they gave an annual grant of 20,000 to the Anglicans and Nonconformists to build schools
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Negatives for the grant for education?
There were no state schools, it caused religious rivalry, 20,000 wasn't enough and when Bentham proposed that there should be state schools it was ignored
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Positives for the grant of education?
The grant established an important principle that the state should take some responsibility in educating the poor
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When was Althorp's factory act passed and what was its points?
1833, Children under nine couldn't work, 9-13 year olds had eight hour days, 14-18 year olds had twelve hour days and two hours of education
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Why was Althorp's Factory Act introduced?
Public opinion on working conditions and worker unrest, pressure within parliament-Lord Ashley
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Positives for Althorps bill?
Great advance on previous legislation
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Negatives for Althorps bill?
Four inspectors were not enough to cover to country, adults still worked 12 hour days, Employers put children on a relay system and kept the factory open the whole time between 5:30 am and 8:30 pm
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Negatives for Althorps bill part two
Parents lied about their child's age, no money was given to build schools
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When and under who was slavery abolished?
1833 under the whigs, slaves were to be freed in one year and then serve 7 year apprenticeships with their former owners, the government paid 20 million in compensation to the slave owners
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Why was slavery abolished?
The Anti Slavery Society is one group that pressurized the government, a lot of public discontent
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What were the aims of The Anti Slavery Society?
Lead by Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce etc.. called for the improvements in the slave conditions in the Indies and eventually the abolition of slavery, petitioned parliament between 1828-1830 with 5000 petitions calling gradual abolition
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Who were the Agency Committee?
Moved away from its parent body in 1832, The Anti Slavery Society and were more radical, Formed when parliament wasn't acting
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Success of the abolition of slavery?
Put right a moral wrong
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Problems with the abolition of slavery?
Slave owners complained that the compensation was insufficient and many went out of business, former slaves wanted to settle in villages instead of staying on the plantations leading to a shortage of workers and high wages which contributed
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Problems with the abolition of slavery part two
towards a general depression in the West Indies
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When and who under introduced the Municipal Corporations Act?
1835 under the whigs, the closed corporations were abolished, borough councils were elected by the rate payers who had lived in the town for 3 years, councilors were elected for 3 years
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Why was the Municipal Corporations Act introduced?
Because the system was corrupt, in 186 of the boroughs only the members of the corporation could vote, they didn't want to raise taxes so there were no improvements to public health, the corporations were owned by the Tories and the Whigs wanted to
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Why was the Municipal Corporations Act introduced part two
have more local control
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When and who introduced the registration of births and deaths and why was is significant?
1836 the whigs, a Benthamite measure, without it, it would have been impossible to implement the factory acts
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When and who introduced the penny post?
1840 the whigs under Rowland Hill, the fee was paid for in advance in the form of a stamp at 1 penny for a half ounce letter
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Why was the penny post introduced?
The system was inefficient as the post man had to wait at each house for payment, the post office was loosing money because charges were made according to the wait of the letter/parcel and the distance it traveled
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When and who introduced the Marriage Act
1836 under the Whigs, marriage in a catholic or nonconformist church was legal if a civil register was present
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