They wanted to compete with other european countries and get more wood and resources and gold
They wanted to be independent from being in control of other nations.
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The consequences of the Black Death were numerous and varied. Countless workers died, ravaging families through failed means of survival and causing personal affliction; landowners who used laborers as tenant farmers were also impacted. It is estimated to have abolished 30 percent to 60 percent of the European population.
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