Context for A christmas carol Flashcards
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What was the 1834 poor law?
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A law which introduced the workhouses for the poor
2
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What were the workhouses?
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A place where the poor went to work in exchange for food and shelter
3
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What were the workhouses like?
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-Grueling hubs for squalor
-unsafe conditions
-People thee were treated in dehumanising and exploitative ways
4
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How many people died in the workhouses between 1846 and 1851?
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250,000
5
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How did the 1834 poor law link to the novella?
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It can be seen that Scrooge advocated for the workhouses as a solution to poverty and getting the poor off of the streets.
He is a microcosm for the Victorian upper classes.
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