Transcript The Black Death

The Black Death resulted in greater
economic opportunities for the lower
classes but also increased ethnic tensions.
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The great loss in population improve the economic
opportunities for the lower classes
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Governments tried to return wages and manorial
dues to what they had been before the Black Death.
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Real wages went up for workers in cities, and peasants
were able to negotiate a reduction in their manorial
obligations since the lords needed a labor force.
Such legislation, like the English Statute of Laborers, was
met with resistance and often violence.
Ethnic tensions also increased in the face of the
Black Death.
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During epidemic, it was common for Jews to be
blamed; many were murdered.
Concepts of ethnicity began to shape legislation.