Round 4: Tossup 20

Many of these places were built on the “square” and “Y” designs of Sampson Kempthorne. Tea heiress Louisa Twining founded a Visiting Society for these places, which were often known as “spikes.” Gilbert Unions administered these places at the parish level before they became governed by the “less eligibility” test. Like threshing machines, these places’ unpopular boards of guardians were among the targets of the Swing Riots. (*) Residents of these so-called “bastilles,” such as a young Charlie Chaplin, were often given menial tasks like grinding bones. A “New Law” supported by (10[2])Benthamite Whigs banned “outdoor” relief in favor of these places. (-5[1])That 1834 (10[1])law expanded these places to house a supposed (-5[1])class of able-bodied idlers. For 10 points, Britain’s Poor Laws confined paupers to what institutions of labor? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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