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Trade and Economy

Revise Trade and Economy in Restoration England 1660-1685 for GCSE History with 10 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This is a very high-frequency exam topic, so it is worth revising until the core ideas feel automatic.

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Setting the Scene

Introduction2

Key Features of Restoration Economy

Deep Dive3

Key Trading Companies

Key Facts4

Social & Economic Structure

Deep Dive5

Coffee Houses

Key Facts6

Exam Connection: The Slave Trade

Exam Focus7

Why Was England's Economy Changing? — Connected Causation

Causation8

⭐ Why Does This Matter?

Significance9

Interpretation Analysis Practice

Source Analysis10

Key Terms You Must Know

Definitions11

Common Misconceptions

Misconceptions12

Memory Aids: Lock In the Key Facts

Memory Aid13

Exam Tips for Trade and Economy

Exam Tips14

Knowledge Organiser: Trade and Economy in Restoration England 1660-1685

Summary

Sample Flashcards

What were the Navigation Acts?
Laws (1651, renewed and strengthened 1660) requiring colonial goods to be shipped on English vessels crewed mainly by English sailors. Protected English merchants from Dutch competition and were the direct economic trigger for the Second Dutch War.
What was the East India Company?
English trading company (founded 1600) with monopoly on trade with Asia. Under Charles II it expanded significantly — establishing permanent trading posts (factories) in India at Bombay (part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry in 1661). The basis of England's future Indian empire.

Exam questions for Trade and Economy

Which company was founded in 1660 and given a monopoly on the English slave trade?

  • A. The East India Company
  • B. The Royal African Company
  • C. The Hudson's Bay Company
  • D. The Levant Company
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What did the Navigation Acts of 1660 require?

  • A. All English merchants to pay a tax on goods imported from the colonies
  • B. Colonial goods to be shipped to England on English-owned ships
  • C. The Royal African Company to share its monopoly with other English merchants
  • D. Coffee houses in London to be licensed by the Crown
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