2018 - Individuals Vs Governments (poverty)

Question 1

When did Dickens publish Hard Times?

Answer 1

1854

Question 2

What fraction of the population could vote by 1867?

Answer 2

1/3

Question 3

Where and when did Dickens begin his writing career?

Answer 3

Writing for The Mirror of Parliament in 1832

Question 4

When was Oliver Twist published?

Answer 4

1838

Question 5

When was Chadwick’s repot and what did it find (streets in Manchester)?

Answer 5

1842
252 streets had stagnant pools of waste

Question 6

When did Chadwick draft the report that recommended the reform of the Poor Laws? What did this lead to?

Answer 6

1834
Led to him becoming the secretary for the Poor Law Commissioners

Question 7

When was the Poor law amendment act? What did it do?

Answer 7

1834
Increase the use of workhouses

Question 8

When was the Poor Law Commission replaced and what by? Following what event?

Answer 8

1847
Replaced by Poor Law Board
Following Andover Scandal

Question 9

Between 1851-66 how many work houses were built to add to how many already in use?

Answer 9

100 built
Add to 402 already in use

Question 10

When was the Union Chargeability act and what did it do?

Answer 10

1855
Taxed the wealthy based on how much land they had - used to pay for Poor Laws

Question 11

How much more expensive were workhouses compared to outdoor relief?

Answer 11

50-100%

Question 12

When was the Workhouse Visiting Society formed?

Answer 12

1858

Question 13

When was the first Barnard’s home formed?

Answer 13

1867

Question 14

By the date of Barnardo’s death how many children had been taken in?

Answer 14

Nearly 60,000

Question 15

When did Smiles publish Self Help and how many copies did it sell?

Answer 15

1859
250,000 copies sold

Question 16

When was the first Co-op shop opened and by how many men?

Answer 16

1844
28 men

Question 17

By 1870 how many Co-op shops opened across the country?

Answer 17

Over 1000