1. 1782 Outbreak of French Revolution encouraging civil unrest and frightening the British ruling classes. 1795 Publication of Chadwick’s Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Classes. 1834 Speenhamland System allows for a sliding scale of outdoor relief based on conditions and family size. 1601 Poor Law Amendment Act. Establishing the new, harsher New Poor Law. 1789 Gilbert’s Act: Parishes could combine to share the cost of the Poor Law in their area. 1842 Establishment of the Poor Law: Elizabethan attempts to stabilise society.

2. How helpful are the concepts of ‘OPL’ and ‘welfare system’ in studying the Poor Law? Explain how the modifications to the Old Poor Law evolved? What were the main features of the Old Poor Law 1601-1834? What was the Old Poor Law?

3. Prestructural: The point or concept has not been understood. The student may have a number of unconnected ideas but cannot distinguish relevance. Unistructural: One relevant idea is explained. Can separate relevant from non-relevant ideas. May be a couple of simple and obvious connections but their significance isn’t grasped. Multistructural: Several relevant ideas on the topic. Several connections may be made but their significance to the whole isn’t grasped. Relational: Understands and explains complex relationships related to the idea or concept. Understands relationship of parts to the whole. Extended Abstract: Shows profound understanding. Transfer takes place. Makes new connections. Can apply to wider contexts and new applications.

4. What was the Old Poor Law?

5. What were the main features of the Old Poor Law?

6. How helpful are the concepts of ‘OPL’ and ‘welfare system’ in studying the Poor Law? Explain how the modifications to the Old Poor Law evolved? What were the main features of the Old Poor Law 1601-1834? What was the Old Poor Law?

7. Old Poor Law: 1601-1834 Tone Continuity Change Progress/regress Explain how the modifications to the Old Poor Law evolved?

8. How helpful are the concepts of ‘OPL’ and ‘welfare system’ in studying the Poor Law? Explain how the modifications to the Old Poor Law evolved? What were the main features of the Old Poor Law 1601-1834? What was the Old Poor Law?

9. What are the commonalities and unique features of the WS and the OPL? OLD POOR LAW WELFARE STATE

10. How helpful are the concepts of ‘OPL’ and ‘welfare system’ in studying the Poor Law? Helpful because…Unhelpful because… Overall I think that…

11. How helpful are the concepts of ‘OPL’ and ‘welfare system’ in studying the Poor Law? Explain how the modifications to the Old Poor Law evolved? What were the main features of the Old Poor Law 1601-1834? What was the Old Poor Law?