Author Question: British workhouses had all the following features except a. separation of families by age and ... (Read 27 times)

kamilo84 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

Why were some people concerned about the founding of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783?

a. Because it was a club for veterans of the American Revolution and their first born sons, some were afraidthat it signaled the creation of a native-born aristocracy.
b. Because it was a gambling club, some were afraid it was a harbinger of moral corruption in the newAmerican republic.
c. Because it was a social club for young people, some were afraid that it would become a den of depravityand sin.
d. Because it was an artists' club, some feared that its members would encourage the spread of Europeandecadence.

Question 2

British workhouses had all the following features except

a. separation of families by age and sex.
b. a genuine popularity among the poor.
c. food and shelter for the poor.
d. assumptions that the conditions were severe enough to guarantee that only the deserving poor took advantage of them.
e. hiring out of the poor to manufacturers and farmers for very low wages.