How far do you agree that population growth was the most important factor in causing social change between 1625 and 1688? * Population growth * Colonisation- North America colonies and also The Caribbean * The growth of London and its impact on economic development
Throughout the 17th century Britain underwent substantial social change beginning most prominently under the Stuart monarchs Charles the 1st and 2nd. Many things changed drastically in and around this period which lead to drastic social change for example firstly there was a big spurt in population going from around 2 million inhabitants in Britain in the 15th century to around 5 million in the 16th, Britain’s great colonisation successes in the North Americas and the Caribbean building its economy and strength as a world power competitively and finally the growth of London and the impact it had on the rest of the country and Europe as it emerged as the no1 trading centre in the whole of Europe eventually which bettered the lives of many.
I believe that population growth was by far the most significant factor in causing social change between 1625-1688; this is mainly because this was in a way a catalyst for change as the economy and infrastructure had to cope with the ever-growing and demanding population of Britain. For example the development of the national markets in the country only came about after the much smaller and local markets which existed where becoming too small, so this here lead to the creation of national markets all around Britain and mainly in London as the demands of the country needed to be met, furthermore this also had an impact on roads and infrastructure as well as for the transportation of goods, better roads and infrastructure was required. Firstly before the great population growth and increase in demand for goods the sustainability of roads was normally left