The First English Workhouse Was Considered So Successful That in 1576

question 82

True/False

The first English workhouse was considered so successful that in 1576 the English Parliament passed a law establishing Servicewells, or workhouses, in every English county.

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Definitions:

Gymnosperms

A group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, characterized by seeds not enclosed in an ovary.

Diploid

Referring to cells or organisms having two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.

Sporophyte Generation

The diploid phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces spores through meiotic division, alternating with the gametophyte generation.

Gametophyte Generation

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes.