Henry VII - Economy

Question 1

Rearranging open fields into fields seperated by hedges or fences.

Answer 1

Enclosure

Question 2

A league of German towns which dominated trade in the Baltic

Answer 2

Hanseatic League

Question 3

Labour intensive farming which produced crops using basic tools including ploughs.

Answer 3

Arable Farming

Question 4

Refusal to participate in trade with another specified country.

Answer 4

Trade Embargo

Question 5

A form of taxation, taken from earnings to support the church.

Answer 5

Tithes

Question 6

Land in public ownership - it belongs to the people.

Answer 6

Common Land

Question 7

Formed in the city of London and the most powerful business organisation during Henry VII’s reign.

Answer 7

Merchant Adventures

Question 8

First Navigation Act - specified English ships/crew to be used on certain routes.

Answer 8

1485

Question 9

Henry VII sponsors a blast furnance in Kent as part of smelting works to make weapons for the Scots war.

Answer 9

1486

Question 10

John Cabot’s voyage to the American continent.

Answer 10

1487

Question 11

First act against enclosure.

Answer 11

1488

Question 12

Ended the Hansa league’s privilege in exporting buillion from England.

Answer 12

1489

Question 13

Intercursus Magnus allowed free trade with Burgundy.

Answer 13

1496

Question 14

Intercursus Malus gave the English such trade privileges the Burgundians did not have.

Answer 14

1506

Question 15

A system of farming which involves the growing of crops as well as the raising of animals as livestock.

Answer 15

Mixed Farming

Question 16

Farming involving the rearing of animals - either for animal by-products such as milk, eggs or wool, or for meat.

Answer 16

Pastoral Farming

Question 17

Denotes the legal right of tenants to use common land.

Answer 17

Common Rights

Question 18

Received authorisation from Henry VII to ‘search out any isles , countries, regions or provinces of heathens and infidels whomsoever set in any part of the world so ever, which have been before these times unknown to all Christians’

Answer 18

John Cabot

Question 19

Received authorisation from Henry VII to explore other countries. He sailed in 1497 to the Newfoundland. He set off on his second voyage, but never returned.

Answer 19

John Cabot