Society & Charity
Which organization was set up with help from Thomas Agnew in 1891 that worked to protect children?
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Charles Dickens used Ebenezer Scrooge to represent which type of person?
A wealthy person who ignores the suffering of others
What was a workhouse in Victorian England?
An institution where the very poor lived and worked
Most poor children in the Victorian era did not do what regularly?
Did not attend school regularly
During the Industrial Revolution many people moved from where to where?
Farms to cities
By 1839, what proportion of workhouse inmates were children?
Almost 50%
Which Dickens character famously asked for "more" food in an orphanage?
Oliver Twist
According to the British House of Commons report (1832), what was common in factories where children worked?
Frequent serious accidents and unfenced dangerous machinery
How was the clothing of poor Victorian people usually described?
Secondhand and dark-colored to hide dirt
Which job was NOT typical for poor people in the Victorian era?
Lawyer
What did many Victorian charities believe people should be taught so they could improve their lives instead of relying only on government aid?
Teaching self-help so people could improve their lives
In "A Christmas Carol," who visits Scrooge to make him change his ways?
Various ghosts
The 1833 Factory Act made it illegal for children under what age to work in factories?
9 (the 1833 Factory Act made it illegal for children under 9 to work in factories)
What type of meat was considered a luxury for poor Victorian families?
All meat was considered a luxury
What happened to Caroline Bullard after her work placement?
She became ill and returned to the workhouse filthy and in torn clothes
Victorian charities generally believed the government should do what regarding help for the poor?
They believed the government should not be primarily responsible.
Name two social issues Charles Dickens often wrote about.
Poverty and child labor
Children aged 9 to 13 were limited by law to working how many hours per week?
48 hours per week
Describe the sanitation conditions in Victorian cities for poor people.
Sewage running through streets
What was the outcome for William Pye, the orphan from Greston Hall Workhouse?
He moved to America and became a bookkeeper
Describe one way Victorian charities or reformers tried to improve conditions for poor children (give a short, clear example appropriate for 6th graders)
Example answers: setting up charities to feed children, creating organizations that rescued abused children, opening schools or reform societies
Explain briefly how Dickens' own childhood influenced his writing — include one fact from about his early life.
Dickens worked in a factory while his father was in debtors' prison, which gave him first-hand experience of poverty and child labor
Explain why the Industrial Revolution increased the demand for child workers (one or two short sentences suitable for 6th grade).
Because factories needed many small, cheap workers and families needed income, children were hired to do dangerous, low-paid jobs.
Give two daily challenges a poor Victorian family might face (each in one short phrase).
Examples: not enough food; poor clothing; unsafe housing; lack of clean water.
Name two dangerous conditions children faced in factories or workhouses (short phrases suitable for 6th graders).
unfenced dangerous machinery; long hours in unsafe environments; frequent accidents.