Attitudes to poverty (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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When was Elizabeth I's reign?
When was Elizabeth I's reign?
1558-1603
What were the two main categories of poor people in Elizabethan society?
What were the two main categories of poor people in Elizabethan society?
Deserving poor & idle poor
Who were considered the 'deserving poor'?
Who were considered the 'deserving poor'?
Elderly, disabled & seriously ill people
What punishments could vagrants face in Elizabethan England?
What punishments could vagrants face in Elizabethan England?
Whipping, imprisonment & execution
What were 'poor rates'?
What were 'poor rates'?
Local taxes to support poor people
What was 'enclosure'?
What was 'enclosure'?
Converting common land for private use
What did the Statute of Artificers (1563) require local officials to provide?
What did the Statute of Artificers (1563) require local officials to provide?
Wool & raw materials for the poor
What visible punishment did the Vagabonds Act (1572) introduce?
What visible punishment did the Vagabonds Act (1572) introduce?
Holes drilled through ears
Who had to provide work materials under the Poor Relief Act (1576)?
Who had to provide work materials under the Poor Relief Act (1576)?
Justices of the Peace
What happened to pauper children under the 1601 Poor Law?
What happened to pauper children under the 1601 Poor Law?
They became apprentices
Where did able-bodied poor work under the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601)?
Where did able-bodied poor work under the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601)?
Houses of industry (workhouses)
How long did the system created by the 1601 Poor Law last?
How long did the system created by the 1601 Poor Law last?
Over 200 years