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Elizabethan Poor Law Quickquiz

 

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1. The Poor Law became law in 1601.
2. The Reformation changed people's ideas about Christian duty.
3. Parish registers of poor were introduced in 1599.
4. Justices of the Peace had the power to raise funds for the poor.
5. Deserving poor were those who were unable to work.
6. Undeserving poor were also known as idle beggars.
7. Orphans and sick people were undeserving poor.
8. Beggars were whipped through the town.
9. Payment of local poor tax was voluntary.
10. The Overseer of the Poor was responsible for dealing with the poor.

 

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