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The Triumph of Elizabeth, 1563-1603: Economic Development Flashcards

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What were administrative areas called during Elizabeth’s reign?

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  • Parishes
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Describe the effectiveness of Tudor governments in enacting social legislation

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  • Slow, not an established field of activity

- Ill-thought out

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What were the three different groups of poor people the Elizabethan government recognised?

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  • Impotent poor
  • Able-bodied poor
  • Idle poor
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Who were the impotent poor?

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  • Those unable to work due to age, disabilities, illness

- E.g children, elderly

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Who were the able-bodied poor?

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  • Those who were capable and wanted to work, but were unable to find jobs
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Who were the idle poor?

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  • Those capable, but too lazy or resorted to crime

- Also known as vagabonds and vagrants

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What Poor Law legislation was introduced between 1563-1603?

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  • 1563 - Act for the Relief of the Poor
  • 1572 - Vagabonds Act
  • 1576 - Establishment of Houses of Correction
  • 1597 - Act for the Relief of the Poor
  • 1601 - Act for the Relief of the Poor
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When was the first Elizabethan Act for the Relief of the Poor passed?

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  • 1563
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What did the first Elizabethan Act for the Relief of the Poor (1563) introduce?

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  • If people refused to make contributions to poor relief, they could be fined or imprisoned
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What act was the first to distinguish between the deserving and idle poor?

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  • 1572 Vagabonds Act
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When was the Vagabonds Act passed?

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  • 1572
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What did the Vagabonds Act (1572) introduce?

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  • If people refused to make contributions to poor relief, they would be imprisoned
  • First time distinctions made between able-bodied and idle poor
  • Idle poor whipped and ear bored
  • Able-bodied poor excluded from punishment
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When were Houses of Correction established?

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  • 1576
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What did the establishment of Houses of Correction (1576) do?

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  • Put the idle poor to work
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When was the second Elizabethan Act for the Relief of the Poor passed?

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  • 1597
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What did the second Elizabethan Act for the Relief of the Poor (1597) introduce?

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  • Confirmed compulsory poor rate
  • Established pauper apprenticeships to train boys until 24 and girls until 21
  • Idle poor whipped and returned to parish of origin
  • Persistent beggars sent to a house of correction
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When was the third Elizabethan Act for the Relief of the Poor passed?

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  • 1601
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What did the third Elizabethan Act for the Relief of the Poor (1601) introduced?

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  • Formalised earlier practices and Acts of poor relief distribution, some moves away from punishment
  • Parish designated as institution responsible for raising rates and administering them
  • Each parish to appoint an overseer to collect and distributing poor rates
  • Impotent poor cared for in a poorhouse
  • Deserving/able-bodied poor set to work
  • Idle poor sent to a house of correction or prison
  • Pauper children would become apprentices
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How impactful were Elizabeth’s Poor Laws?

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  • Set the basis of poor relief until the 19th century
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Who was responsible for collecting poor relief?

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  • Overseers

- Introduced from 1601 Act of Relief for the Poor

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Overview of all poor relief acts passed during Elizabeth’s reign

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• 1563 - Act for the Relief of the Poor
- If people refused to make contributions to poor relief, they could be fined or imprisoned

• 1572 - Vagabonds Act

  • If people refused to make contributions to poor relief, they would be imprisoned
  • First time distinctions made between able-bodied and idle poor
  • Idle poor whipped and ear bored
  • Able-bodied poor excluded from punishment

• 1576 - Establishment of Houses of Correction
- Put the idle poor to work

• 1597 - Act for the Relief of the Poor

  • Confirmed compulsory poor rate
  • Established pauper apprenticeships to train boys until 24 and girls until 21
  • Idle poor whipped and returned to parish of origin
  • Persistent beggars sent to a house of correction

• 1601 - Act for the Relief of the Poor

  • Formalised earlier practices and Acts of poor relief distribution, some moves away from punishment
  • Parish designated as institution responsible for raising rates and administering them
  • Each parish to appoint an overseer to collect and distributing poor rates
  • Impotent poor cared for in a poorhouse
  • Deserving/able-bodied poor set to work
  • Idle poor sent to a house of correction or prison
  • Pauper children would become apprentices

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