Changes in Economy and Society (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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By 1603, England's population had grown to approximately what size from around 2 million in 1500?
By 1603, England's population had grown to approximately what size from around 2 million in 1500?
Around 4 million people
By how much did agricultural prices rise between 1500 and 1650?
By how much did agricultural prices rise between 1500 and 1650?
Approximately 600%
What were yeomen in Tudor England?
What were yeomen in Tudor England?
Farmers who owned their land freehold
Which groups prospered as economic winners during Tudor inflation?
Which groups prospered as economic winners during Tudor inflation?
Yeomen, merchants, and minor gentry
Why did traditional aristocracy suffer financially despite owning land?
Why did traditional aristocracy suffer financially despite owning land?
Long leases with fixed rents lost value
Who did the 1601 Poor Law classify as 'deserving poor'?
Who did the 1601 Poor Law classify as 'deserving poor'?
Those unable to work due to age/infirmity
What punishments awaited vagrants who left their local area?
What punishments awaited vagrants who left their local area?
Whipping, branding, and hanging
What characterized the 15th century economy before Tudor inflation?
What characterized the 15th century economy before Tudor inflation?
High wages and low rents
Why did Parliament meet more frequently during the Tudor period?
Why did Parliament meet more frequently during the Tudor period?
Crown needed parliamentary taxation
What did the Crown sell to raise revenue and avoid Parliament?
What did the Crown sell to raise revenue and avoid Parliament?
Monopoly patents and Crown lands