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What were the principles underlying the Poor Law Amendment Act and how far did they reflect contemporary attitudes towards poverty in 1830? Did those responsible for the Act achieve their goals by 1847?
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What were the principles underlying the Poor Law Amendment Act and how far did they reflect contemporary attitudes towards poverty in 1830? Did those responsible for the Act achieve their goals by 1847? In 1834, Britain was about to enter the Victorian Era. A Whig government, which had been in power for three years, made promises of great reform. 1832 had seen the passing of the Reform Bill. Its terms meant that the landowners had to share their monopoly of political power with the middle classes, who were given the right to vote. The immediate result of this was to stimulate a series of reforms within the next twenty years, one of which was the Poor Law Amendment Act. Nineteenth century society was poor by modern standards. Most members of the working class were more than likely to be in poverty at some point in their lives due to many...
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