1. 2. 3. Main Idea Main Idea Main Idea Supporting Details Supporting Details Supporting Details Why did England wish to establish colonies? landowners were allowed to enclose their farms and fence off large areas Conditions in England during the as grazing lands for sheep. This made 16th and 17th centuries reflected available large amounts of wool which great changes which were taking place merchants sold throughout Europe. It in both rural and urban areas. also meant that farmers who had Economic changes centered on sheep rented their small plots of land from and the demand for woolen cloth. large landowners were uprooted and Through a series of legal actions, drifted from the countryside to towns known as the “Enclosure Acts”, English
1. 2. 3. Main Idea Main Idea Main Idea Supporting Details Supporting Details Supporting Details Why did England wish to establish colonies? Conditions in England during the 16th and 17th centuries reflected great changes which were taking place in both rural and urban areas. Economic changes centered on sheep and the demand for woolen cloth. Through a series of legal actions, known as the “Enclosure Acts”, English landowners were allowed to enclose their farms and fence off large areas as grazing lands for sheep. This made available large amounts of wool which merchants sold throughout Europe. It also meant that farmers who had rented their small plots of land from large landowners were uprooted and drifted from the countryside to towns