Question

A British citizen who supported social reform in the Victorian era would most likely call for the government to: A.pass laws preventing labor unions from striking. B.outlaw membership in socialist parties. C.stop interfering with private businesses. D.provide public schools for poor children.

Answer 1

D.provide public schools for poor children.

Victorian Era social reform concerned the problems created by industrialization and urbanization. The goals were typically to create more government regulation of business and more services for workers.

A social reformer in the Victorian Era would have supported public schools because it would have created a more equal society and a better base of workers. It would have also solved the issue of what to do with children after they were banned from working in factories. Public schools served to teach all members of society basic skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic. It would have also taught work skills necessary for factory work such as being on time and working on bells.