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Elizabethan Society: The Poor - Timeline & Chronology

History
GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet explores the experiences and treatment of the poor in Elizabethan England through a timeline and chronological activities. Students will analyze sources, compare different periods, and explain key developments.

Topics covered:

#Compare attitudes and responses to poverty over time
#Understand the social conditions of the poor in Elizabethan England
#History
#The Poor
#Identify key events and policies affecting the poor
#Analyze historical sources related to poverty
#Standard
#Elizabethan Society
#Timeline & Chronology

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Elizabethan Society: The Poor - Timeline & Chronology

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Grade GCSE / Grade 8
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Timeline of the Poor in Elizabethan England

Source A: Excerpt from a Poor Law Act (1598)

'Poor persons who are unable to work shall be provided with relief by the parish, and those who refuse to work shall be punished.'

Source B: Diary of a Poor Woman, 1605

'Life is a constant struggle to find enough food, and the work is hard and unending. We are often hungry, and the cold makes it worse.'

Source C: Historian's View, Professor Jane Smith, 2000

'The Elizabethan Poor Laws marked a significant shift towards state intervention, although relief was often limited and stigmatized.'

1.
Outline the key events related to the treatment of the poor in Elizabethan England in chronological order.
[3 marks]
2.
Compare the perspectives of the law and the individual poor person on relief and support during this period.
[4 marks]
3.
Explain how attitudes towards the poor changed or remained the same between 1598 and 1605 based on the sources.
[4 marks]
4.
Analyse the significance of the Elizabethan Poor Laws in shaping social policy.
[6 marks]
5.
Write a brief explanation of how the attitudes of Elizabethans towards the poor influenced the laws and policies.
[3 marks]
6.
Compare the living conditions of the poor in 1605 with those described in the diary account.
[4 marks]
7.
Analyse the impact of the Elizabethan Poor Laws on the daily lives of the poor.
[6 marks]
8.
Explain why the attitudes and policies towards the poor in Elizabethan England are important for understanding social history.
[3 marks]

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