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The Peasants' Revolt 01
The Peasants’ Revolt shook medieval England as angry villagers challenged royal authority, marched on London, and demanded changes to unfair laws and taxes.
1 .
The Peasants' Revolt took place in which year?
1361
1371
1381
1391
Thirty years after the Black Death killed millions of people throughout Europe
2 .
Which law of 1351 had already made people angry?
The Edict of Peasants
The Law of Landowners' Rights
The Statute of Labourers
The Workers' Charter
Introduced by King Edward III to benefit the nobles and Catholic Church
3 .
Which was not a feature of the Statute of Labourers?
A limit on wages
Peasant labourers could not be set free from landowners
Peasants could not look for better work in other villages
Two weeks holiday a year guaranteed
Labourers were required to work for the Catholic Church for free whenever they were asked to
4 .
Who was the main leader of the Peasants' Revolt?
Sam Tyler
Tom Wyler
Wat Tyler
Will Taylor
He didn't start the revolt but became leader after the peasants captured Canterbury
5 .
The rebels came from which two counties?
Hampshire and Dorset
Kent and Essex
Middlesex and Surrey
Norfolk and Suffolk
Other smaller revolts took place around the country but were on a much smaller scale
6 .
Who was King of England at the time of the Revolt?
Edward II
Henry IV
Richard II
Richard III
He was only 14 at the time!
7 .
Which of these was not a cause of the unrest?
Religious discontent as the Church had too much money
Selling off farmland to foreign countries
Taxation
War
A second poll tax introduced by John of Gaunt was the final thing that sparked off the Revolt
8 .
At the time of the Revolt, England was at war with which country?
France
Germany
Portugal
Spain
The Hundred Years War, 1337-1453. It lasted more than 100 yrs but wasn't continuous. It placed a great financial burden on the King and nobles which is why the poll tax was introduced to make the people pay for it instead
9 .
Which tax was the most immediate cause of the uprising?
Income tax
Land tax
Poll tax
Window tax
It was very unfair as rich and poor had to pay the same
10 .
Who led the peasants alongside Wat Tyler?
Jack Bell
James Beal
Joe Bull
John Ball
He was a priest who spoke out against how the Catholic Church exploited the peasants
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