What revolution was happening at the time?
Industrial revolution
The influx of workers meant that what had to happen?
Lots of houses had to be built very quickly
In what year did Charles Dickens write 'A Christmas Carol'?
1843
If you were a poor child, what would you have to do?
Work in a farm or a factory
What was Charles Dickens' father sent to prison for?
Debt
Who ruled over England in the Victorian era?
Queen Victoria
True or false: families were kept together in the workhouses
False
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)
What punishment was a fate almost as bad as death?
The Treadmill
Workers moved from ________ to _________?
From farms/countryside to the city
Where might you go if you were too poor to support yourself, but did not have any debts?
The Workhouse
Define the word 'squalor'
Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
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
Where would you have to go if you could not repay your debts?
Prison
(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