1. Great Britain in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries
... class children to get jobs, and to be able to survive through the times of the industrial revolution. In 1857 the government brought out the industrial schools act, this act aimed at children between 7-14 who were homeless or begging on the streets to be put in to industrial homes. This was a concern to many who were paying taxes as they did not ... boroughs' this is where parliamentary reform seemed needed. Lord Grey. (2001). The Reform Act 1832. Friedrich Engels was a pessimist, particularly interested in the living conditions for the working class, this was because Engels was classed ...
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