Statute Of Artificers

Question 1

Why was it necessary?

Answer 1

Poor weather and influenza had led to the population to decrease from 3.01 to 2.98 million.
This caused food prices to rise

Question 2

Key features

Answer 2

All wages assessed locally by JPs

Working roughly from sunrise to sunset

7 year apprenticeship for skilled jobs

Unmarried people under 30 had to accept any job

Question 3

Strengths: apprenticeships

Answer 3

Enhanced the importance of apprenticeships leading to a more skilled economy

Question 4

Strengths: food production

Answer 4

Emphasis on importance of food production as an essential job

Question 5

Strengths: rapport

Answer 5

Growing rapport between central gov and localities

Question 6

Weaknesses: JPs and example

Answer 6

Did not adjust wages annually despite socio economic conditions

e.g.wages did not change in Kent for 25 years!

Question 7

Weaknesses: unemployment and vagrancy

Answer 7

Unsuccessful at preventing unemployment and vagrancy

Question 8

Weaknesses: seasonal unemployment

Answer 8

Did not account for seasonal unemployment

Question 9

Weaknesses: poor laws

Answer 9

3 poor laws needed after this (so its insufficient)