economy Flashcards
impact of enclosure on economy
made disparity worse
- profitable for landowners but detrimental for poor farmers
when had legislation been passed banning enclosure
1489 and 1515
who wrote about the effects of enclosure on common people in his book utopia
Thomas more
how did Wolsey respond to enclosure problem
launched an investigation and found 188 defendants had illegally enclosed land
what was there a rise exports in
cloth industry
what suggested there was a rising of prosperity in upper classes (2)
rise in imports of luxury goods such as wine
increased merchants
Cloth industry grew in places such as
East Anglia
what was most important trade route
Antwerp
impact of the popularity of London ports
decreased productivity in ports such as Bristol
what industrial industry increased
mining - particularly coal and Cornish tin
what prices almost doubled during his reign and why
food prices due to bad harvests
