The plant of opium was delicate and cultivators had to spend long hours nurturing it. This meant that they did not have enough time to care for other crops.
The plant of opium was delicate and cultivators had to spend long hours
nurturing it. This meant that they did not have enough time to care for other
crops.
(i) In earlier times, rapid growth in population r,as more often followed by a period of food shortage. (ii) Foodgrain production in the past had not expanded as rapidly as the population. (iii) In the l9th century, this did not happen in England. Grain production grew as quickly as the rate of popuRead more
(i) In earlier times, rapid growth in population r,as more often followed by
a period of food shortage.
(ii) Foodgrain production in the past had not expanded as rapidly as the
population.
(iii) In the l9th century, this did not happen in England. Grain production
grew as quickly as the rate of population.
(i) Threshing machines deprived labour of their'livelihood. (ii) Poor farmers felt that the threshing machines would replace people and render them jobless. (iii) Threshing machines were therefore broken, leading to riots that spread over southern England.
(i) Threshing machines deprived labour of their’livelihood.
(ii) Poor farmers felt that the threshing machines would replace people and
render them jobless.
(iii) Threshing machines were therefore broken, leading to riots that spread
over southern England.
how was cultivation of opium a difficult process ?
The plant of opium was delicate and cultivators had to spend long hours nurturing it. This meant that they did not have enough time to care for other crops.
The plant of opium was delicate and cultivators had to spend long hours
See lessnurturing it. This meant that they did not have enough time to care for other
crops.
What makes the period after the 1780s different from any earlier period in English history ?
(i) In earlier times, rapid growth in population r,as more often followed by a period of food shortage. (ii) Foodgrain production in the past had not expanded as rapidly as the population. (iii) In the l9th century, this did not happen in England. Grain production grew as quickly as the rate of popuRead more
(i) In earlier times, rapid growth in population r,as more often followed by
See lessa period of food shortage.
(ii) Foodgrain production in the past had not expanded as rapidly as the
population.
(iii) In the l9th century, this did not happen in England. Grain production
grew as quickly as the rate of population.
Describe the seasonal movement of Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh.
(i) Threshing machines deprived labour of their'livelihood. (ii) Poor farmers felt that the threshing machines would replace people and render them jobless. (iii) Threshing machines were therefore broken, leading to riots that spread over southern England.
(i) Threshing machines deprived labour of their’livelihood.
See less(ii) Poor farmers felt that the threshing machines would replace people and
render them jobless.
(iii) Threshing machines were therefore broken, leading to riots that spread
over southern England.
Who all became opium addicts in China ?
Shopkeepers and peddlers, ofEcials and army men, aristocrats and poor, almost all classes became opium addicts.
Shopkeepers and peddlers, ofEcials and army men, aristocrats and poor,
See lessalmost all classes became opium addicts.