In the 19th century, poor people often found accommodation in workhouses, which were institutions designed to house the destitute in exchange for labor. Additionally, many lived in overcrowded tenements or slums in urban areas, where conditions were typically harsh and unsanitary. Some also relied on charitable institutions or boarding houses for temporary shelter. These living situations reflected the socioeconomic challenges of the time, particularly during the Industrial Revolution.
In the 19th century, suffrage, or the right to vote, was extended to poor people and African Americans, although with severe limitations for both.
The same way they do now. The poor cursed the rich and the rich cursed the poor.
Very poor
He was moved by working-class struggles and the realities of poor people
The poor lived in tenements, which are like modern day slums.
He was moved by working-class struggles and the realities of poor people
Voting was not only difficult or impossible for blacks in the 1800s, but also to the very poor. Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to prevent poor people from voting.
The American was different in that the early Americans were poor compared to those in the 19th century.
He was moved by working-class struggles and the realities of poor people
It was a system of laws that aimed to help relief the poor rate payers
The urban problems that developed in the 19th century included drinking as well as poor living conditions.
He was moved by working-class struggles and the realities of poor people