Poverty and the Poor Laws

Question 1

To what extent did attitudes to poverty change in the years 1834-70?

Answer 1

PLAA and other Government legislation, Concern for poor, public opinion, ideological positions

Question 2

How far do you agree that harsh treatment of the poor was the most significant response to poverty in the years 1834-70?

Answer 2

PLAA and govt. legislation, concern for poor, public opinion, ideological positions

Question 3

How far do you agree that the most significant factor shaping poor relief in the years 1834-70 was the cost?

Answer 3

Cost, concern for the poor, ideological positions

Question 4

How far do you agree that the most significant outcome of the PLAA (1834-70) was increased sympathy for the poor?

Answer 4

Increased sympathy, detrimental conditions for the poor, government action, economic impact

Question 5

To what extent we’re changing attitudes to the poor shaped by the middle classes in the years 1834-70?

Answer 5

Middle class (concern for poor), cost, suffering of the poor, ideological positions