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The Peasants' Revolt is also known as...
The Great Rising
The Peasants' Revolt occurred in...
1381
The English population was dealing with the effects of...
The Black Plague
The Black Death lasted from 1346 to...
1353
TRUE OR FALSE? The Black Death didn't kill much of the population.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE? Peasants could leave their village whenever they wanted to.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE? A large segment of the population died and lords needed more workers.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE? Peasants moved around for better pay.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE? If peasants didn't follow the law, they could go to jail.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE? The government limited peasants' wages.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE? A poll tax is money that needed to be paid to the peasants for every person over the age of 14 living in the lord's house.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE? Due to the POLL TAX, peasants tried to hide the number of people living in their houses, so that they wouldn't have to pay any more money to the government.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE? Between the years 1377 and 1381, the adult population of England dropped 44%.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE? The start of the rebellion happened in 1381, in Essex.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE? The peasants decided to march to London and present their case to the lords.
FALSAE
By 1381, King __________ was in power.
RICHARD II
