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Elizabethan Poor Law and Vagrancy

Authored by Mike Hammond

Science

2nd Grade

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Elizabethan Poor Law and Vagrancy
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the number of vagrants increase during Elizabeth I's reign?

Overpopulation and insufficient jobs

The dissolution of monasteries

Poor harvests and rising food prices

All of the above

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the impact of the dissolution of monasteries on poor people?

It reduced access to education.

It destroyed places that previously provided charity and shelter.

It created new job opportunities.

It encouraged more people to become farmers.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which groups of people were classified as vagrants during this time?

Beggars, wanderers, and traveling performers

Landowners without tenants

Merchants who traded without licenses

Soldiers returning from wars

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were vagrants often feared or disliked by the public?

They were believed to spread disease.

Many thought they were lazy and unwilling to work.

They were sometimes associated with crime.

All of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law?

To punish vagrants with imprisonment

To provide structured relief for the poor

To encourage farmers to hire more workers

To increase taxes on the wealthy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under the Elizabethan Poor Law, how were the “deserving poor” treated?

They were offered financial support or work.

They were sent to workhouses regardless of their situation.

They were required to leave their parishes.

They were imprisoned.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How were the “undeserving poor” treated under the Elizabethan Poor Law?

They were provided with jobs.

They were punished, sometimes through whipping or imprisonment.

They were relocated to new parishes.

They were offered charity by the church.

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