CLEP Western Civ I

Category - Renaissance and Reformation

The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 in England accomplished which of its goals?
  1. Increased wages for labors and reduced poll taxes
  2. The end of the feudal system and poll taxes
  3. The end of the feudal system
  4. The elimination of poll taxes
  5. It didn’t accomplish any of its stated goals
Explanation
Answer: E - The Peasants’ Revolt didn’t accomplish any of its immediate stated goals, which were primarily to improve the working conditions of the peasants or feudal serfs and eliminate poll taxes. The revolt did have long-term consequences, though. It demonstrated to the nobility that the peasants were unhappy, capable of organizing, and willing to go to violent extremes to be heard, which ultimately hastened the end of the feudal system (though it did not cause its end outright).
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