The Foundling Museum YEAR 8

The Foundling Hospital was founded

• about three hundred years ago

• about one hundred years ago

• about five hundred years ago

The Hospital was

• a home-like institution

• like a prison

• like a beautiful castle

Captain Coram was a philanthropist

• who gave all his money away to help poor people

• who didn't want to help any poor children

• who started the idea of the Foundling Hospital

Captain Coram asked his friends

• to sign a petition addressed to the King

• to come and work at the Foundling Hospital

• to adopt the children from the Foundling Hospital

In the Hospital, the children

• were living in poor conditions, nobody cared about them

• were punished and treated badly

• were brought up and educated

Mothers who couldn't keep their babies,

• needed to work in the Hospital for free

• gave them to the Hospital

• were punished

The Hospital raised money by holding

• drawing classes for rich ladies

• breakfasts for rich ladies

• dance parties for rich ladies

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