5- poverty and pauperism Flashcards
when was the Elizabethan poor law
1601
in the Elizabethan poor law who did the state take responsibility for
those who couldnt support themselvesd
in the elizabethan poor law how many parishes in england and wales were made responsibke for the poor
all 15,000
in the elizabethan poor law who were put in poorhouses
deserving poor
by what date were there 2000 poorhouses
1776 (Eliza poor law)
how many poorhouses were there by 1776
2000
how many peopkle were in a poorhouse in the elizabethan poor law
20-50 inmates
when were the laws of settlement
1662
what did the laws of settlement do
stop the poor moving around
what decided your area of ‘settlement’
where you were born or where you had lived for 3 years
who were the exeptions to the laws of settlement
workers with a ‘certificate of good character’
what was the knatchbulls act also known as
workhouse act
summerise the knatchbulls act
- encouraged building of workhouses
- it aimed to reduce the amt of abled bodies not at work
- it claimed to be a deterrent from claiming relief
when was the knatchbulls act
1722
when was guilberts act
1782
what did guilberts act do
- allowed parishes to group together to build a workhouse
what was guilberts acts aim
to make workhouses a refuge rather than a punishment
when was the speenhamland system
1795
who created the speenhamland system
magistrates in berkshire in response to the french revolution
what did the speenhamland system do
created an allowance, wages were topped up to the value of three loaves of bread (4.5 if the worker had family)
when was the speenhamland system abolished
by parliament in 1834
what did thomas malthus say about the speenhamland system
“it increased population without increasing food for its support”
in 1794 what was the average wage
6s 6d a week in the winter and 8s in the summer
who
overseers of the poor
what two acts created poor relief under justices of the peace
act for regulation of parish vestries 1818
act to amend the laws for relief 1819
in 1801 what was the population of england and wales and how did that compare to 1601
9 million, this was over 2X 1601
why did the cost of poor relief cost more
poor harvests in the early 19th century and the french wars, 1793-1815
where were the spring riots most prevelent and why
in counties where the speenhamland system was in place, because farmers were able to pay their workers less
what was the population in 1831
13.9 million `
what percent of the countries GNP did poor relief expenditure get to
2%
how much did poor relief cost between 1815 and 1833
£5.7 million
between what years did poor relief cost £5.7million
1815-1833
who picked up the burden of the poor law and what did this mean
ratepayers, ratepayers were influental figures who could vote
