What happened during the Peasants' Revolt?

What happened during the Peasants' Revolt?

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about what happened during the Peasants' Revolt. We will look at the poll tax and the role of John of Gaunt.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Who was king during the Peasants' Revolt?
Edward I
Edward III
Henry III
Correct answer: Richard II
Q2.
Which tax helped cause the Peasants' Revolt?
Income Tax
Correct answer: Poll Tax
Scutage
Tithes
Q3.
Which baron was helping to rule England during this time?
Eustace de Vesci
Correct answer: John of Gaunt
Michael de la Pole
Roger Bigod
Q4.
Which disease was a long term cause of the Peasants' Revolt?
Correct answer: Black Death
Cholera
Great Plague
Measles
Q5.
Who were the main leaders of the Peasants' Revolt?
Wat Ball and John Tyler
Wat Johnson and John Smith
Wat Jones and John Fletcher
Correct answer: Wat Tyler and John Ball

5 Questions

Q1.
What did the peasants' demand?
Correct answer: Higher wages or to be paid
Less working hours
More holiday time
Regular breaks
Q2.
How young did you have to be before you paid the Poll Tax?
12
13
Correct answer: 14
15
Q3.
Which important castle was captured by the peasant rebels?
Dover Castle
Norwich Castle
Correct answer: Rochester Castle
Windsor Castle
Q4.
The peasants demanded what should happen?
Correct answer: All lordships, except the king, should be destroyed (abolished)
The Church should gain more land
The king should tax only the rich
The peasants should have their own villages to rule
Q5.
What happened to the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt?
Arrested and put in prison for life
Arrested and put in prison for seven years
Correct answer: Arrested and then executed (beheaded)
Pardoned and left alone

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UnitHistory / How big a threat was the Peasants' Revolt to the power of monarchs

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