Elizabeth 4 - Elizabeth’s response to poverty

Question 1

What laws did the government put in to deter people from becoming vagrant?

Answer 1

Vagrants caught for the first time were whipped and burned through the
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It vagrants were caught a gain, they could be hanged
This approach did not work because it did not deal with the causes of poverty

Question 2

1601 Poor Law

Answer 2

A system introduced that treated poor people with more compassion
System remained in play 200 years

Question 3

What categories did the poor law divided the poor in ?

Answer 3

The deserving poor: people who wanted to work but couldn’t (i.e. the elderly, children, disabled people)
The undeserving poor: people who could work but didn’t (criminals. lazy people)

Question 4

Deserving poor

Answer 4

poor relief (benefits)
materialsfor work
apprenticeships for young people

Question 5

Undeserving poor

Answer 5

still threatened with deterrents such as whipping and hard labour

Question 6

How was the poor law payed for ?

Answer 6

Paid for by taxes called the poor rate and managed by the justices of the peace