Social and economic problems 💰

• What was the Vagrancy Act of 1547 designed to do?(S)

  Force jobless individuals into slavery
• What was the purpose of the tax on land and sheep?

  To discourage enclosure
• What happened to the sheep tax?

  It was removed
• What policy was followed after the sheep tax was removed?

  Old enclosure policy was followed
• What was the status of the Vagrancy Act after its repeal?

  Support for the disabled remained
• How were grain stocks managed during this period?

  They were controlled
• What measures were taken to avoid unrest?

  Treason laws and power control were used
• How much was spent to protect against war in Scotland?

  £580,000 in 2 years
• What financial practice continued during this period?

  Debasement continued
• Was there any effective financial reform during this time?

  No financial reform was implemented
• How was the end of debasement handled?

  It was not done effectively
• What was the government's approach to lowering prices?

  They just told people to lower prices
• What actions were taken regarding spending?

  Returned land to France and stopped Scottish garrisons
• What was the debt reduction from £300,000 to?

  £180,000 in 3 years
• How was the debt reduced?

  Through selling land
• How effective were the social policies during this period?

  They were unpopular and ineffective
• Why was the Vagrancy Act unpopular?

  It was unpopular among all social classes
• What was the impact of economic problems during this period?

  Economic problems worsened with no improvements
• What was the outcome of reducing spending and debt?

  Some success, but not sustainable
• What was the population increase from 1525 to 1551?

  From 2.3 million to 3 million
• What was the agricultural impact of population increase?

  Increased demand for food not met
• How significant was the population increase for the government?

  It was a big issue for food supply
• What challenge did the government face due to population growth?

  Not enough workers to meet food demand
• Somerset introduced tax on sheep and land to discourage enclosure however the sheep tax was removed by Northumberland
• Under sommerset there was NO financial reform 580k debt was racked up by protecting against war in scotland
• Sommersets social policies were unpopular - the vagrancy act was unpopular by all and the tax was  unpopular among the gentry - economic problems got worse
• Northumberland- increased use of force but not tackling issues if enclosure - there was some economic success with reducing spending and debt but this would not be sustained