2) Causes of Poverty 4: Land Enclosures Flashcards
1
Q
What did the success of the cloth industry mean?
A
The success of the cloth industry meant that more and more landowners turned to sheep farming and therefore enclosed their lands.
2
Q
To be fair on landowners, what was the only way of fighting inflation?
A
By raising rents or turning to sheep farming.
3
Q
Who were the people to suffer most from land enclosures?
A
The people to suffer most were the people who depended entirely on the free common land, and the youngest sons of families, who didn’t have land to inherit.
4
Q
What was the free land to the poor?
A
It was a lifeline to the poor which was now gone.
