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The ______________ was a workhouse created for the employment and housing of London's unemployed or underemployed working classes?

1) Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834
2) Great Exhibition of 1851
3) Industrial Revolution
4) Glorious Revolution of 1688

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Final answer:

The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 was a workhouse created for the employment and housing of London's unemployed or underemployed working classes. Hence the correct answer is option 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The workhouse created for the employment and housing of London's unemployed or underemployed working classes was the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834. The Poor Law Amendment Act was introduced in order to provide relief for the poor while also deterring people from seeking assistance by making workhouses harsh and unpleasant.

Hence the correct answer is option 1

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