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Many areas such as the West Country were already enclosed by what year?

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Agriculture, Cloth trade, then banking

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Many areas such as the West Country were already enclosed by what year?

1625

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What was one of the benefits of water meadows?

encouraged crops to grow earlier, more efficient in producing food for working and non-working animals

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How many horses were used on farms in 1700, compared to 100 years prior? (estimated)

630,000, 300,000

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Traditionally how many fields would be left in fallow (to restore nutrients to the soil)?

one in three

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What was a benefit of enclosure?

more fields available for crop rotation, leading to higher yield

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The proportion of labourers to small farmers increased over the century. It is estimated that there were [———] families of labourers in 1688

364000

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Agricultural production in Britain had exceeded all other European countries except Holland

1640s

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Which act led to the creation of toll roads (include date)?

Turnpike Act 1663

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Author who wrote about agricultural techniques (mid-century)

Walter Blith

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How many Dutch immigrants settled in Colchester between 1565-68?

1,500

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How many immigrants were working in the cloth industry in England by 1585?

13,000

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The population in England doubled from 2.5 to 5 million between what years?

1520-1680

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When did London become the largest city in Western Europe?

(around) 1650

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What percentage of the UK’s population lived in London?

7%

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What was the second-largest town in England?

Norwich

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Trade in Norwich

East Anglia Cloth trade

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First Turnpike Act (allowing merchants to create new toll roads)

1663???

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Cloth accounted for [—] of exports out of London in 1640

92%

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From [-----] England became a net exporter of grain rather than importer

1670

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The Royal Exchange is opened (provided space for brokers to do deals)

1571

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An ‘Assurance Court’ was set up to deal with marine insurance matters

1601

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The first money-scrivening firm is established by Robert Abbott

1636

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Before the rise of Goldsmith banks, where would wealthy merchants deposit their large amounts of gold?

The Royal Mint

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Charles I seized gold from the Tower of London causing merchants to invest with goldsmith-bankers

1640

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When was the first coffee house opened in Oxford?

1650

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Between 1652 and 1655, how much money passed through Robert Abbott’s accounts?

Over £1,000,000

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