The impact of the Elizabethan Poor Law

11 questions

1. Which of the following helped the most with the worst problems that the poor faced during the early Tudor period?
2. Travelling poor people were known as ___.
3. Which Tudor king introduced the death penalty for a second offence of begging?
4. What was the intent of the 1551 Poor Act passed by Edward VI?
5. Which groups of people had to attend houses of correction following an act passed by Elizabeth I in 1575?
6. Match the name of the act introduced by Elizabeth I with its action.
7. A person who has a strong and healthy body is ___.
8. ___ means avoiding work or being lazy.
9. What happened to the impotent poor under the 1601 Poor Law?
10. What punishment was given to the idle poor under the 1601 Poor Law?
11. Why was there a great deal of variety in how the 1601 Poor Law worked?

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