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Positive and Negative impacts of Economic Change Flashcards

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What did the increased profitability of sheep farming bring about?

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The increased demand for wool. (P)

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What legislation did H7 pass in 1489?

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A legislation against enclosure which stopped the waste of structures and farmland that led to lower tax revenues. (P)

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What was the economy dependent on?

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Agriculture (P+N)

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What happened to the peasantry as a result of the enclosure?

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They lost access to their land and common rights. (N)

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What did enclosure lead to?

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It led to evictions and vagabondage (people left without land or employment) (N)

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What did enclosure create in the first half of the 16th century?

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Moral outcry and political pressure. (N)

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What did nobles do in order to gain from enclosure?

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Hide the fact it was happening from the authorities. (N)

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What happened to the income from arable farming?

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It declined.

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What did coinage represent?

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It represented the first step in the transition from medieval to modern currency. (P)

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Where was the first coinage minted?

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London, Canterbury, Durham and York

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Who introduced the sovereign coinage?

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Henry introduced it and it was regarded as marking the division between coins of Middle Ages and the Renaissance. (P)

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What was coinage made from?

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Pure gold.

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What was the result of a storm in 1506?

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The Duke of Burgundy (Philip) was forced to take refuge in the English port as a result of a storm. This meant that Philip was forced to agree to the Intercursus Malus which established new trade between England and the Netherlands. (P)

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What did the Merchant Adventurers export?

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They exported the increased proportion of finished cloth. (P)

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Which city did the Merchant Adventurers establish a commercial link with?

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Antwerp and from here, English cloth was transported all over the world. H7 greatly encouraged this. (P)

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What did the exploits of pretenders to the throne and changing relations of foreign problems impose on trade?

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It meant that the trade had suffered due to countries like Scotland and France harbouring pretenders. (N)

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What did Henry issue against the Netherlands in 1493 as a result of Perkin Warbeck?

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A trade embargo and also ordered English merchants to move to Calais as they could not directly trade with the Netherlands. However, this trade embargo didn’t benefit anyone. (N)

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Who died after the trade embargo was signed?

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Philip of Burgundy. As a result of his death, the Intercursus Malus was adopted again.

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What did this trade embargo show?

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It showed that H7 put his dynastic interests before trade interests.

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Who were the Hanseatic League?

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An organisation of German merchants who managed to secure special trading privileges in Germany, Scandinavia and Russia. A majority of England’s trade was conducted through this league.

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What did England trade with the Hanse merchants?

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Wool, cloth, tin and coal in exchange for fish, fur and soft woods. (P)

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Why did the Hanseatic League have a privileged position in England?

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Due to customs duties. (P)

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When did Henry pass the Navigation Acts?

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1485 and 1489. This was to prevent the carriage of certain imported goods in foreign ships. (P)

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Why did the Medina del Campo have significant commercial impact?

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It revived associations with Portugal who were the leading country explorer into the New World (P)

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From 1489, how did England and Spain undergo trade?

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They traded on equal terms and received the same rights in each country. (P)

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How did H7 attempt to apply pressure on the Hanseatic League?

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By allying with other rivals of the Hanse merchants but it was shortlived because the Hanse were too strong to be outsmarted. (N)

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When was the Navigation Acts extended and why?

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In 1489 to allow English ships to be used to import goods and that foreign ships could only be used when English ships weren’t available. This had limited success. (N)

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How did H7 restore the Hanseatic League to their original position under Edward IV?

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Through an act of parliament in 1504. It is argued that Henry did this to prevent the Hanse from seeking revenge and supporting any pretenders. (N)

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How did Henry’s ships benefit the navy?

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They were well-equipped and large. They were more efficiently administered. (P)

30
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Why couldn’t Henry maintain a navy?

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It was too expensive to maintain so couldn’t keep a navy or army. (N)

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How many ships were passed on to H8?

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8 but they were of high quality (P+N)

32
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Why were merchants encouraged to build vessels in order to be transformed to fighting ships?

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Because the tensions between trade and defence were high.

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What percentage of English trade came from the cloth trade?

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90% of all English trade. (P)

34
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When was the development of basic pumping technology first recorded?

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1486 at Finchale. It enabled greater production. (P)

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What was the English trade dependent on?

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Cloth industry (P)

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What were two examples of small-scale operations?

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Weaving or brewing. This required little capital investment. (P)

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What were Germany and Bohemia known for?

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Mining and metallurgy.

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What were the Spanish and Portuguese known for?

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Ship-building.

39
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What did mining require?

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Capital investment (N)

40
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What percentage did the export of finished cloth increase by?

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60% which led to the development of domestic weaving (P)

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How much did imports increase by?

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50% (P)

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How much did the export of wool decrease by?

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30% (N)

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What happened to the farming profitability?

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There was a decline (N)

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What happened to the export of wool?

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It had decreased by half and was subsumed by that of woollen cloth. (N)

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