2.1.1 The changing cloth trade

Question 1

The growth of the cloth industry exceeded the growth in…

Answer 1

population.

Question 2

The textile industry expanded substantially, although this followed a trend that began in … and was sustained by the population growth under …… and ….. periods.

Answer 2

14th Century

Tudors
Stuarts

Question 3

With increased population, more labour became available and the ….. …. ….. flourished in the first half of the 17th C

Answer 3

Putting out system

Question 4

Define Putting out system

Answer 4

Refers to the subcontracting of labour to those able to carry out work from home. This meant that anyone in family could work and women could combine the production of cloth with the rearing of children. Merchants would usually provide the raw materials necessary and would collect the finished product to be sold at market.

Question 5

The Boom in international markets benefitted the cloth indsutry and the value of exports rose from …..

Answer 5

£600,000 in the 1560s to London alone exporting £1.5m textiles in the 1660s.

Question 6

Cloth accounted for …. exports out of london and even when rival products entered the market?

Answer 6

Cloth accounted for 92% of exports out of London in 1640 and, even when rival products entered the market in large numbers, it still accounted for 74% exports in 1660 and 72% in 1700.

Question 7

Figures that show the significance of the cloth industry in London.

Answer 7

Cloth accounted for 92% of exports out of London in 1640. and even when rival products entered the market = Textiles still accounted 74% 1660 and 72% 1700