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Changes in the 17 century, (Protestaban en contra de la "mili" y…
Changes in the 17 century
Population
Poor harvets
Poor harvets that resulted in famines
Wars
Wars affecting the whole continent (Thirty years wars)
Epidemics
Malnutrition, weakest sectors of society
Poor hygene
Poor higene and ineffective medical care
Society
Protested against military conscription and the fiscal policy
Tax revolts coincided with food riots
In rural areas fiscal policy and oppression by noblemen. This resulted in peasant revolts
Economy
Agriculture (crisis)
Agriculture fed the population
Poor cuality of land and harvets + wars + bad weather
Irrigation become more widespread
Global trade routes
Global trade routes were stablished (atlantic triangular trade)
Portugal, France and Dutch republic traded with colonies
Charted companies were created
Mercantilism
School of economic thought, formulated by Jean-Baptise Colvert
Colvert said that wlth and economy should serve the state
He believed the more precious metal the more powerful
Textile sector
Evolved in a similar way than agriculture
(Protestaban en contra de la "mili" y los impuestos, ya que estaban cansados de las guerras
Malas cosechas resultaban en hambrunas