Factory workers worked eight hours a day. TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
What did poor people eat?
Bread and sometimes rotten vegetables.
Families had much furniture in their houses. TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
Houses were built near factories. TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Poor people lived in back-to-back terracing houses. TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Which were common diseases?
CHOLERA AND DIPHTERIA
Every family owned a big house. TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
What jobs did rich people have?
They used to be LAWYERS, DOCTORS, SHOPKEEPERS, FACTORY OWNERS.
What was a workhouse?
A place where poor people were given food and shelter in exchange for work.
Where did children work?
IN MINES, FACTORIES AND TEXTILE MILLS
What jobs did children have?
CHIMNEY SWEEPS, FARM WORKERS, SERVANTS, STREET SWEEPERS.
Rich and poor children went to school. TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
Life in workhouses was easy. TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
Houses had running water and a toilet inside. TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE