Reasons for the increase in poverty (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What years did Elizabeth I reign over England?
What years did Elizabeth I reign over England?
1558-1603
How much of their income did poor people spend on bread?
How much of their income did poor people spend on bread?
Over 80%
What percentage of all poor people were orphaned children?
What percentage of all poor people were orphaned children?
40%
What was England's population in 1551?
What was England's population in 1551?
3 million
Which decade had severe economic recession and trade problems?
Which decade had severe economic recession and trade problems?
1590s
What weather phenomenon caused harvest failures?
What weather phenomenon caused harvest failures?
Little Ice Age
Which countries' conflicts disrupted England's wool trade?
Which countries' conflicts disrupted England's wool trade?
Spain and Netherlands
When did landowners begin shifting to sheep farming?
When did landowners begin shifting to sheep farming?
After 1500
How did sheep farming affect employment compared to crops?
How did sheep farming affect employment compared to crops?
Required far fewer workers
What did enclosure mean for common land?
What did enclosure mean for common land?
Divided into private fields
Who dissolved the monasteries in the 1530s?
Who dissolved the monasteries in the 1530s?
Henry VIII
What were entry fines?
What were entry fines?
Lump-sum payments to rent land