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Elizabethan poor

Elizabethan poor

Assessment

Presentation

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History

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10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Alyza Tabor

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2 Slides • 7 Questions

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Why was there so much poverty in Elizabethan England?

​Was Elizabethan England really a 'golden age'?

​Friday 19th April 2024

​Do Now:
1. Name at least three reasons as to why it was considered a golden age
2. Which one was the most significant and why?

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Labeling

What can you see happening in this image? Drag the labels to the correct areas

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Whipping

Hanging

Under arrrest

Bystanders

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Reorder

Reorder the following in chronological order

Reformation, closure of monasteries

Elizabeth becomes Queen

Outbreak of Flu 1556

Series of Bad Harvests

Poor Law

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  1. Read and take Cornell Style Notes for pages 176-177.

  2. Answer Blue Box questions.

  3. Extension - plan the practice question

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Task One:

media

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Match

Match the following

Paupers

The Great Chain of Being

Retinues

Groundlings

Inflation

People who relied on charity

An order that showed where people belong

Private armies

Poor people in theatres

Increase in price of goods

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Categorize

Options (19)

Able bodied poor

Helpless poor

Idle Poor

Enclosures

Closure of monasteries

Rack Renting

York issuing beggar licenses

Ipswich introudces training scheme for youth

Wealthy should be taxed to pay for poor

Industrial Revolution

Globalization

Government tried t make differences between vagrants and 'genuine' poor

Refusal to work led to whipping and placed in prison

Deserving poor

Undeserving poor

Bristol establishes workhouses for the poor

London implements public housing projects

Liverpool opens soup kitchens for the impoverished

Poor Law 1601

Organize these options into the right categories

Causes of Poverty
Reactions by the Government + monarchy
Types of 'Poor'
Local responses

7

Draw

Where can you find Elizabeth's displays of power?

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Word Cloud

Write down 1-2 words that you feel need more explanation

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Audio Response

To what extent do you agree that this period was a 'Golden Age'?

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Why was there so much poverty in Elizabethan England?

​Was Elizabethan England really a 'golden age'?

​Friday 19th April 2024

​Do Now:
1. Name at least three reasons as to why it was considered a golden age
2. Which one was the most significant and why?

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