Poor

Question 1

actions of previous monarchs

Answer 1

closure of monastries, left sick with nowere to go and poor had no help

Question 2

changes in agriculture

Answer 2

bad harvests
inflation
enclosure - farmers kept sheep on land instead of growing crops
unemployed workers searched in towns and cities

Question 3

population increase

Answer 3

2.8 million to 4 million
increased rents

Question 4

flu

Answer 4

killed 200 000

Question 5

deserving poor

Answer 5

duty to help those below them
were not to blame for poverty
almshouses established

Question 6

undeserving poor

Answer 6

no intrest in honest work
warning against vagabonds - encouraged the view that the poor were lazy
counterfir crank bit soap
baretop trickster
clapper dungeon
pretending to be mad - braking lika dog

Question 7

early attempts to deal with poverty

Answer 7

London - bridwell palace shelter, could not cope with growing population
York - master beggar, house of correction
Ipswich - Hospital for sick , youth training scheme
Norwich - taxes on rich citizens

Question 8

government action

Answer 8

poor law - wealthy should be taxed
healthy paupers should be given work
those who refuse dealth with harshly (house of correction)

Question 9

how effective

Answer 9

not properly enforced
begging decreased
some sent from one place to another recieving no help