exploration + society

Question 1

name 3 leisure activities for the rich

Answer 1

1. smoking tobacco
2. hunting deer
3. fishing

Question 2

name 3 leisure activities for the poor

Answer 2

1. storytelling
2. wrestling
3. going to taverns

Question 3

how did bad harvests cause poverty?

Answer 3

as food shortages meant the price of food went up

Question 4

how did populating growth lead to poverty?

Answer 4

as there were more workers but not enough jobs, meaning wages went down

Question 5

what did the vagabond act (1572) state?

Answer 5

those who wanted to work but couldnt were given money and jobs, those who could work but didnt want to were punished

Question 6

how did finance motivate england to explore overseas?

Answer 6

1. as england saw the opportunities for plunder
2. as england wanted to find new markets after the collpase of their cloth trade

Question 7

why did england want to spread ideas and influence overseas?

Answer 7

1. to spread protestantism
2. to civilise less developed cultures

Question 8

name 2 successful english voyages during Elizabeths reign

Answer 8

1. Hawkins sailed to Africa, captured slaves and sold them to spanish settlers
2. Drake sailed around the world, making a large profit

Question 9

name 3 factors which lead to Drakes circumnavigation

Answer 9

1. revenge on the spanish after they attacked Hawkins fleet
2. Capture Spanish golf and treasure
3. Find new land to make England more powerful

Question 10

how many new schools were founded in Elizabeths reign?

Answer 10

72

Question 11

give 3 reaons why virginia was colonised

Answer 11

1. bigger trade market
2. become less reliant on foreign imports
3. a base to attack spanish settlements

Question 12

give 3 reasons why the colony failed

Answer 12

1. lack of food
2. lack of skills
3. native american attack