Paper 1C, Theme 4 - Economy, trade & empire, 1625-88

Who was the German-born writer responsible for promoting use of nitrogen rich crops, such as clover and cabbage, to help fertilise the soil?

• Samuel Hartlib

• Walter Blith

• Karl Marx

• John Ogilby

Specialists producers of fruit and vegetables ...

(a)  

Consolidation of scattered landholdings into larger blocks of land which were then enclosed by fences ...

(a)  

Whom of the following achieved fame as an author of guides on new farming techniques?

• Peter Revson

• Walter Blith

• John Ogilby

• Samuel Hartlib

Who created the first road atlas of England and Wales?

• John Ogilby

• Walter Blith

• Samuel Hartlib

• Jim Clark

Somerset farmers specialised in which type of produce?

• Wheat, oats, hops, and hemp

• Sheep

• Dairy products

• Wheat, barley, rye, and flax

In what year was the Turnpike Act passed leading to the creation of new toll roads?

• 1675

• 1651

• 1663

• 1655

Worsted draperies were named after the town in Norfolk where they were invented. True or False?

• True

• False

Which of the following was NOT one of the Inns of Court?

• Lincoln's Inn

• Middle Temple

• Inner Temple

• Truman's Inn

Which of the following was NOT one of the charted companies established to trade in the colonies?

• The East India Company

• The United East India Company

• The Levant Comapny

• The Muscovy Comapny