The Impact of the Black Death on Walsham-le-Willows

What significant event in the 14th century greatly impacted the village of Walsham-le-Willows and its prosperity?

• The Great Fire

• The Black Death

• The War of the Roses

• The signing of the Magna Carta

What unusual response did the peasants of Walsham have to the labor demands of their lord after the Black Death?

• They willingly doubled their work hours.

• They left the village.

• They went on strike.

• They paid the lord more taxes.

What was the lord's reaction when the peasants refused to work his lands after the Black Death?

• He reduced their taxes.

• He ignored their demands.

• He threatened them with fines.

• He increased their wages.

What was the Church in Walsham built to express according to the clip?

• The poverty of the village

• The wealth and confidence of the people

• The architectural skills of the villagers

• The religious fervor of the community

What did Matthew Gilbert do with the land he acquired after the Black Death?

• He built a large manor

• He donated it to the church

• He enclosed the land and started to change the way he farmed it

• He started a new village

What was the primary source of wealth for yeoman farmers in Suffolk during the period 1350-1500?

• Mining gold

• Selling wool

• Trading spices

• Farming rice

How did the guildsmen benefit in the new market economy of Yeoman England?

• By providing security

• By selling wool directly

• By buying properties

• By selling the wool to weavers