U.S. Social Policy History
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TOPIC 02: The First National Policy in Great Britain

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Lesson Overview, Page 1
Overview
Topic 01: Introduction, Page 2
Elizabethan Poor Laws
Topic 01: Breakdown of Feudalism, Page 3
Elizabethan Poor Laws
Topic 01: Mercantilism and Imperialism, Page 4
Elizabethan Poor Laws
Topic 01: Displacement of Rural Families, Page 5
Elizabethan Poor Laws
Topic 01: Growing Nationalism, Page 6
Elizabethan Poor Laws
Topic 01: Passage of the Elizabethan Poor Laws, Page 7
Elizabethan Poor Laws
Topic 01: Check Your Understanding, Page 8
Elizabethan Poor Laws
Topic 01: Review, Page 9
Elizabethan Poor Laws
Topic 02: Introduction, Page 10
The First National Policy in Great Britain
Topic 02: Provisions of the Elizabethan Poor Laws, Page 11
The First National Policy in Great Britain
Topic 02: Adoption of Elizabethan Poor Laws in North America, Page 12
The First National Policy in Great Britain
Topic 02: Early Views on Poverty, Page 13
The First National Policy in Great Britain
Topic 02: The Dark Side of the Poor Laws, Page 14
The First National Policy in Great Britain
Topic 02: Check Your Understanding, Page 15
The First National Policy in Great Britain
Topic 02: Review, Page 16
The First National Policy in Great Britain
Lesson Summary, Page 17
Lesson Summary
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Which of the following best exemplifies the Laws of Settlement provision of the Poor Laws?
Which of the following is not a category of the deserving poor?
What was a common result due to variability in collecting property taxes?
What was the rationale for providing aid to those living in a residential setting but not for those who lived outside of those settings?
Why did the early American settlers believe that being poor was a sign of personal failing?
Why was the plight of widows particularly dire?
Which of the following is NOT one of the examples of structural oppression identified in early solutions to welfare?