The causes of the Peasants' Revolt

12 questions

1. Put these events that lead up to the Peasants' Revolt in chronological order.
2. Who emerged as the leader of the Peasants' Revolt?
3. Where did the king go for safety when the rebels entered London in June 1381?
4. What demands did Wat Tyler make of the king when they met at Smithfield?
5. What happened to Wat Tyler at Smithfield?
6. Historians who believe history is driven by class conflict see the Peasants' Revolt as which of the following?
7. Match the words with their correct definitions.
8. Which of the following was a short-term cause of the Peasants' Revolt, rather than a long-term cause?
9. Historian Rodney Hilton considers court rolls as evidence of class conflict in the Peasants' Revolt because...
10. The Peasants' Revolt was strongest in which of these regions of England?
11. Which of the following would historian Mark Bailey see as the most likely cause of the Peasants' Revolt?
12. Which of the following best represents the view of Mark Bailey about the importance of the Black Death in ending the feudal system in England?

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