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Unit 2: Poverty, public health and the Growth of Government in Britain 1830-75
Lesson Aim:
To gain valuable
contextual knowledge
for the unit. Slide2
Unit 2: Poverty, public health and the Growth of Government in Britain 1830-75
Make a title page – clearly divide (ideally, get a new folder).
What does a question paper look like?
Questions:
1 x 20 marker and 1 x 40 marker (choice of two Qs).
Time:
1
hr
20
mins
. Slide3
Buy the Books!! Slide4
Unit 2: What will we study
?
P14 – sections 1+2.
Reasons for widespread poverty in the early 19th
century. The operation of the Poor Law and why it was controversial.
The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 and reaction to it.
Impact of Cholera and pressure for public health legislation.
Reasons for passing the Public Health Acts. Slide5
Timeline
Events
Poor Law established, 1601
Industrial Revolution, 1750-1850
Corn Laws ,1815
First Cholera outbreak, 1831
Chartism begins, 1832
Great Reform Act, 1832
Swing riots, 1830sThe Ten Hours’ Movement, 1830s
Poor Law Amendment Bill, 1834
First retail co-operative set up, 1844.
Andover workhouse scandal, 1846.
Great Exhibition, 1851
Education Act, 1870
Public Health Act, 1875
TASK:
Timeline – picture/label bring to next lesson –
PRINTED.Slide6
TASK
:
Have a look at the sources, What do they show about being poor in the 18
th
Century?
What did poor mean in the 19
th
century?
Lesson Aim: To have gained a definition of what poverty meant in the 19th century and its implications on society. Slide7
Children queuing for
soup in Manchester.
Children working in a millSlide8
These are two images produced by George Cruickshank of a family in 1847
What does it show happened?
Do you think they are
‘deserving’
or
‘undeserving’
poor?Slide9
Can we categorise the poor?
Society wanted to
categorise the poor
so they could force as many people as possible to stand on their own two feet and be self-sufficient.Make a quick poster on
tables to show…. Half – Henry Mayhew’s categories (H: p2/3) Those who will work/those who cannot/those who will
not
(deserving/undeserving)Half
– Booth’s categories (A: p7-10) ‘Circles of poverty’. Slide10
Mini whiteboard Qs…..
Do you find Henry Mayhew’s attempt to classify the poor more or less convincing than that of William Booth?
What are the problems with categorising the poor into ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ poor?
Why do you think society created these categories?
Are there any parallels with the modern day – how are these people viewed/treated differently?Slide11
What was the old poor law?
1536: Tudors authorised parishes to collect money in order to support the ‘impotent poor’ – those who cannot work.
Tudor legislation took a hard line against the ‘able-bodied’ poor – those who could work. They were punished with beatings, whippings and imprisonment.
1601 Tudor Poor Law: The impotent poor were to be looked after in the poor house. The able-bodied poor were sent to the workhouse. Those who still refused to work, were sent to a ‘house of correction.’
Also, outdoor relief – for people who may fall into short-term problems with employment etc. Slide12
TASK:
You must find a way to present to the group after half-term…….
The workhouse
The house of correction
Outdoor relief
Poor houses
Be creative! Cake, poster, presentation, song etc.
Read
chapter 2, H p15-21 – Take photo of the pages you need – you may wish to do some independent research also.