success of the Poor Law of 1601?

    Cards (5)

    • Success of the 1601 Poor Law:
      > The Poor Laws filled the gap that had been left by the monasteries a
      generation earlier – as the monasteries used to help the sick and the poor.
    • Success of the 1601 Poor Law:
      > The laws achieved their main aim: social order was preserved, there was no rebellion or uprising from poor people in society.
    • Success of the 1601 Poor Law:
      > The Poor Laws remained in use for 233 years, until 1834.
    • Failures of the 1601 Poor Law:
      > The Poor Laws made each area responsible for its own poor, there were arguments over which areas poor people belonged to. Without a clear home, some poor people were simply sent from one area to another.
    • Failures of the 1601 Poor Law:
      > Some in the upper class disliked the Poor Law as they were required to pay a tax to help the poor. Some felt that the poor should work hard for their own money, and that it should not fall on the rich to help them.
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