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The poor law was a significant negative impact upon the poor people and the working class of England. This law impacted many of the people inside Britain, however it was not such a significant change outside of England, as other countries were not affected by it. The Poor Law was significant for the working class and factory workers of England as it cut off supplementary or subsidiary payments for able bodied workers, a vital supply for many families experiencing poverty at the time. This was a significant factor in influencing the upward trend in crime rates and the extent of poverty in the factor workers of IR England. Such an increase in crime was not an overly large effect upon the poor as they were the ones committing the crimes against each other. However, because the poor now had such little income and objects of value there was almost nothing to steal, yet this did not mean that it didn’t impact the criminals. Because laws upon those in poverty and criminals were so harsh criminals were often either sentenced to death or sent off to colonies to live out their days as forced labourers. So, through this we can see that it was a major change upon their lifestyles and can even be linked to our lives today, as australia would not be the same without its colonisation of convicts to start the country. Even thought the extent and significance of the impact of the poor law are not clearly visible today, this does not mean it was not a significant change and did not lead to many of our societal structures today. In summary the poor law can be ranked a 3.75-4.25 in significance, as it greatly effected a vast majority of people within Britain and lead to many eventual changes in opinion and can subsequently be linked to the colonisation of australia.

Benjamin White

 

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