Elizabeth I and poverty

What is inflation

• When wages go down and prices go down
• When prices go up more than wages
• When wages and prices stay the same
• When wages and prices go up

Why did the price of bread rise?

• Poor harvests
• Lazy farmers
• Increased farm rent
• Increased population

What was it called when farmers put up hedges and farmed sheep.

• Inclosure
• Rack-renting
• Arable farming
• Enclosure

What was the most important trade in the 16th century?

• Sheep farming
• Tin mining
• Cloth trade
• Arable farming

Why had there been a large drop in population in the 14th century?

• enclosure
• black death
• Religious changes
• great plague

Why did population growth affect poverty

• a lack of jobs
• higher bread prices
• a lack of housing
• black death

What did Henry VIII do to the coins in England

• added more gold
• made coins less valuable
• made coins worth more
• gave coins to everyone

How did shopkeepers react to the less valuable coins ?

• sold more goods
• bought less goods
• reduced prices
• increased prices

What did Henry VIII do to take away support for the poor

• Divorced his first wife
• Closed the monasteries
• Opened new churches
• Debased the coins

What role did monasteries play?

• gave money to the Church
• took away support for the poor
• helped the poor and homeless
• sent the poor to their hometown