Question 1
The rationale for the adoption of the Poor Laws rested on:
◦ Individual and public protection.
◦ Reducing vagrancy.
◦ A need for law and order.
◦ Persistent unemployment.
Question 2
The binding of children to apprentices sought to:
◦ Facilitate understanding of capital laws.
◦ Avoid the sloth of idleness.
◦ Require the ability to read and understand the principles of religion.
◦ Better educate in honest and profitable trades.
◦ All of the above.