(not included) Effects of the war on social issues 1793-1813

Question 1

What is the continental systems of 1806?

Answer 1

It was an idea of Napoleon, after he conquered a lot of Europe so he controlled them to stop the from banning from trading with Britain
From 1812-14 Britain went to war with America because of trade
Economically - not as much trade with others countries and can’t bring or sell anything
Socially- Quality of life decrease, not enough money to spend

Question 2

What happened to the prices of food?

Answer 2

People can’t afford as much food so less nutrition - 1800 -01
People couldn’t buy wheat or grain
- People did more jobs to compensate

Question 3

What happened to debt?

Answer 3

It increased from £227 million in debt in 1793 to £902 million in debt in 1816

Question 4

What happened to the prices of products?

Answer 4

Sugar, cotton, tea, timber, glass, metal bricks become more expensive in war so people houses were much worse and cramped
Some people became unemployed or underemployed so less textiles

Question 5

What happened to squallors?

Answer 5

• Condition in cities decreased because the desire for weapons and uniform so there is a shift into the city so the houses were shoddy and badly built
• Many people who stayed at home where employers cut wages because people were fighting or the products weren’t needed, like pottery

Question 6

What happened to tax?

Answer 6

• Taxes rose in war, people got less money and decreased quality of life
• Rates meant only rich pay income tax, which was 1/3 of taxation
• 2/3 of tax came from indirect tax (VAT) on beer, sugar, tea and anything not coming from directly from the salary
• Poor still brought stuff and they were still affected

Question 7

What happened to enclosures?

Answer 7

• Individual farmers fenced off their properties, and they could do what they wanted
• Broom time for farmers, accelerated from moving way from communal farms