After the deadly bubonic plague of 1348 to 1352, the population of England was drastically reduced. This meant that the peasant class gained more power because of the lack of available labor. They started getting richer and could afford small luxuries. However, this displeased the noble class. They passed laws that prevented the peasants from purchasing luxurious goods.

1)which is the following was characteristic of the british colonies but not the french or spanish religion a. presence of slavery b. religion conversion c. smuggling and piracy d. strict racial hierarchy 2)how did the columbia exchange affect europe? a diseases from the new world decimated the population of the european continent b new crops introduced to europe generated further interest in the new world c enslavement of american indians in europe changed cultural attitudes toward slavery d the items produced by american indians become objects of competition in europe