If there were a fashion show at the workhouse, how many outfits would you see?
One (everyone got one uniform to wear for their entire stay)
Define the word 'squalor'
Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
True or false: families were kept together in the workhouses
False
Who ruled over England in the Victorian era?
Queen Victoria
Where might you go if you were too poor to support yourself, but did not have any debts?
The Workhouse
What was Charles Dickens' father sent to prison for?
Debt
What revolution was happening at the time?
Industrial revolution
Workers moved from ________ to _________?
From farms/countryside to the city
Name one thing in this image that contributed to people's poor health
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How did Charles Dickens feel about the way poor people were treated in Victorian times?
Unhappy
In what year did Charles Dickens write 'A Christmas Carol'?
1843
(Think carefully!!) What might you say to your friend during a difficult task in the workhouse?
Nothing! Workers were not allowed to speak to each other
The influx of workers meant that what had to happen?
Lots of houses had to be built very quickly
What punishment was a fate almost as bad as death?
The Treadmill
Where would you have to go if you could not repay your debts?
Prison
If you were a poor child, what would you have to do?
Work in a farm or a factory