1. How did E. P. Thompson characterize class in The Making of the English Working Class?
2. Which events defined the chronological boundaries of the Age of Revolution from 1789 to 1832?
3. What did aristocratic paternalism mean in relations between the elite and the poor?
How did E. P. Thompson define class in his work?
As a politically constructed concept, not natural or timeless.
What years mark the duration of the Age of Revolution?
From 1789 to 1832.
What is the belief called that aristocracy exercises benevolent authority?
Paternalism
Why was aristocratic authority backed by law?
Because the aristocracy controlled legislation.
How did the society of orders rank people socially?
As aristocracy, gentry and freeholders, middling ranks, and poor.
In which year did the Elizabethan Poor Law require help at home?
1601
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