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Q: Why did poor people have to go to workhouse in a Christmas coral?
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What did people wear in Victorian workhouses?

In the Victorian workhouse times the poor people had to wear a uniform so the outside knew they were poor and knew they were from the workhouse.


What did poor Victorian children do in there spare?

work in a workhouse's


What is like in a workhouse?

workhouses were ment to be harsh so people didn't want help from them. The workhouses were ment for people who were sick,poor,orphans,etc.


Did dickens agree with scrooge that poor people should either be put into prison or a workhouse?

No, Charles Dickens did not agree with Scrooge's view that poor people should be put into prison or a workhouse. In fact, Dickens used characters like Scrooge to criticize the lack of compassion and empathy towards the poor in society. Dickens advocated for social reform and better treatment of the impoverished.


What do poor Victorians do in there spare time?

they would play hopskotch and skipping but poor children sometimes got sent to the workhouse


How did poor people celebrate Christmas in Victorians?

celebrated like any other Christmas.


What two foods are distributed to the poor on Christmas day by many people in Egypt?

Zalalbya (donuts) & Bouri (mullet fish) are distributed to the poor on Christmas day by many people in Egypt.


What two foods are distributed to the poor on Christmas Day to many people in Egypt?

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What has the author Heather Tunley written?

Heather Tunley has written: 'Poor law and the Birmingham workhouse'


What is a work house?

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How is Christmas celebrated by the poor people?

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Why does Scrooge think workhouses are adequate?

At the time it was a offence to be poor. Many people who had money thought that the "workhouse" was simple institution where people went if they were homeless would give the people bed and a meal in exchange for work. That was far from the truth. Workhouses were in fact inhuman places where the people were treated like slaves, they ate poor dietary foods and were made to do labour that at best was mundane and brutal. Scrooge believed that if people didnt want to look for work (which at the time over 90% of British people were out of work and child labour was taking all the provider roles) they should be sent to the workhouse as a punishment. The statement about workhouses comes back to haunt Scrooge when he is faced by the children; Want and Ignorance who are revealed from beneath the robes of The Ghost of Christmas Present.