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Swing riots occurred…

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1830/31

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Labour Rate

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1832

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Reform act

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1832

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What did the 1832 reform act do?

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Increased the vote from 5%-8%
Middle classes received the vote
The Great Betrayal - used the working class

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1st Royal Commission

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1832 - nationwide survey long term concerns about poor relief

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What did the 1832 royal commission recommend?

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In order to save money and improve efficiency:

  • separate workhouses
  • parishes should be grouped into unions to provide for workhouses
  • all outdoor relief should stop
  • less eligibility
  • new central authority (powers to make and enforce regulations concerning the workhouse)
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Poor law amendment act

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1834

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What did the 1834 poor law amendment act do:

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  • no outdoor relief
  • central authority to control and enforce regulations (Poor Law Commission)
  • setting up of workhouses (1 per union)
  • less eligibility (conditions should be worse than lowest paid job - to encourage people to get a job)
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1st chartist petition

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1839

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Outdoor labour test order

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1842

Relief given in exchange for manual work

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2nd chartist petition

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1842

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Outdoor prohibitory order

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1844

Outdoor relief illegal for able-bodied

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Andover scandal

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1845
Hampshire- starving paupers
Sucking bone marrows
Children and women beaten
Min. Spent on food
McDougal
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Poor law board

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1847-71

Removed poor law commission, as commissioners were becoming heavily criticised 1846-47

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What did the poor law board do?

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Government now recognises cant trust non-governing bodies (reduction of laissez faire)
Now responsible for overseeing POVERTY NOT WORKHOUSES

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16
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Challenges of poor law board:

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Funding - cost increases as the standard of living increases
Rapid population increases in w/houses
Conflict - outdoor relief cheaper to fund
Growing recognition of aged, inform and young - no choice

17
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District schools act

A

1848

Unions combined to provide district schools allowing pauper children to be educated outside workhouses

18
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3rd chartist petition

A

1848

19
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Public dispensaries

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1850

Medicine for general public including paupers

20
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Associated society of engineers (ASE) first trade union:

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1851
Rise of skilled workers create trade unions
No opposition, they wanted to contribute to society not cause trouble
Skilled - harder to replace if fired

21
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Chartist movement collapsed

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1852

Couldn’t afford to keep it going

22
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Outdoor relief regulation order

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1852

Restrictions relaxed on certain cases such as the sick, aged and widows

23
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US cotton famine

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1862
Damaged UK cotton industry
Out of work entered workhouses, and received outdoor relief

24
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Public works act

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1863
Work schemes for poor
Recognition of economic disaster

25
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Union chargeability act

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1865

Shifted the cost of poor relief from the parish to the union

26
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Metropolitan poor act

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1867

All London unions required to provide hospital accommodation on separate sites from workhouse

27
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2nd reform act

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1867
Vote to skilled working class (artisans)- eases the tension, aspired to be like middle class - reduced the risk of revolution
8%-16%
Politicians now had to pay attention to their problems

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Forster’s education act

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1870

Mix workhouse children with non-workhouse children in external schools

29
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Poor law board ends

A

1871

30
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Local government act

A 
1871
Local authorities independent 
Disapproved outdoor relief
Emigration schemes
Work schemes
More humane treatment of paupers
33
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Why were the 1860s/70s such a fundamental time?

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Fundamental shift
Middle classes get a grip
Making of modern Britain 
Society from agricultural to industrial
Rise of the empire
Navy maintained it
34
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Increase in population due to:

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Medical improvements
Improvement in living conditions
Improved wages
Slightly improved diet

34
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How did the local government board affect the poor?

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-advised boards of guardians to divide up paupers in their workhouses according to what caused there poverty - ‘comfort’ for each category, most deserving received the most

35
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Increase in population overcame by:

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Public works act 1863

Set up work schemes for paupers by borrowing money

35
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How did the LGB reduce outdoor relief?

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Issued circular disapproving of outdoor relief
Supported local authorities who took a harsh line
Encouraged emigration schemes
Advised local authorities to set up schemes

History - Poverty (9 decks)

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