Real Causes Of Poeverty In 1549

Question 1

When was the vagrancy act and what did it do

Answer 1

1547, punished vagrants severely added to resentment felt by poor

Question 2

When we’re the poor harvests

Answer 2

1545,1549

Question 3

How much did population grow

Answer 3

2.3 million - 3.0 million

Question 4

By the European cloth market booming what did this encourage

Answer 4

More landlords to turn to sheep farming

Question 5

What was the issue with the growing instability of Antwerp cloth market

Answer 5

Antwerp a major centre for cloth production when became to decline many workers / labourers faced loosing jobs

Question 6

What was debasement

Answer 6

Process whereby gold and silver coinage melted down and mixed with less expensive metals used to make an increased number of coins

Question 7

What was the issues with debasement

Answer 7

Led to economic problems as gold and silver was mixed with base metals reduced confidence in English currency led to merchants putting up thier prices adding to problem of inflation