(i) When soldiers returned to their villagers, they needed alternative jobs to survive. (ii) But during this time, grain from Europe began flowing into England, prices declined and agricultural depression set in. (iii) Landowners began reducing the area they cultivated and demanded that the importsRead more
(i) When soldiers returned to their villagers, they needed alternative jobs to
survive.
(ii) But during this time, grain from Europe began flowing into England,
prices declined and agricultural depression set in.
(iii) Landowners began reducing the area they cultivated and demanded
that the imports of crops be stopped.
(iv) They tried to cut wages and the number of workmen they emploved.
The unemployed poor moved from village to village in search of jobs.
(i) During the Napoleonic wars, prices of foodgrains were high and farmers expanded their production. (ii) Fearing a shortage of labour, they began buying the new threshing machines that had come into the market. (iii) They complained about the drinking habits of the labourers, thereby making it difRead more
(i) During the Napoleonic wars, prices of foodgrains were high and farmers
expanded their production.
(ii) Fearing a shortage of labour, they began buying the new threshing
machines that had come into the market.
(iii) They complained about the drinking habits of the labourers, thereby
making it difficult for them to work.
(iv) They thought that machines would help them reduce their dependence
on labourers.
(i) The poor could no longer collect their firewood from the forests or graze their cattle on the commons. (ii) They could no longer collect apples and berries or hunt animals for meat. (iii) Nor could they gather the stalks that lay on the fields after the crops were cut. (iv) The poor were displacRead more
(i) The poor could no longer collect their firewood from the forests or graze
their cattle on the commons.
(ii) They could no longer collect apples and berries or hunt animals for meat.
(iii) Nor could they gather the stalks that lay on the fields after the crops
were cut.
(iv) The poor were displaced from their lands and they found their customary
rights gradually disappearing.
(v) Some of them moved to the southern counties of England, where there
was a great demand for agricultural labourers.
(vi) For them work became insecure, employment uncertain and income
unstable.
(i) Enclosures began in the 18th century for grain production. (ii) The English population was increasing rapidly. (iii) This led to increased demand for foodgrains to feed the population. (iv) Britain at that time was industrialising and more and more people were migrating to towns in search of jobRead more
(i) Enclosures began in the 18th century for grain production.
(ii) The English population was increasing rapidly.
(iii) This led to increased demand for foodgrains to feed the population.
(iv) Britain at that time was industrialising and more and more people were
migrating to towns in search of jobs. A the urban population grew, the
demand for foodgrains increased, thereby pressurising the peasants to
fulfil the demand.
(i) All villagers had access to the commons. (ii) Here, they pastured their cows and grazed their sheep. (iii) They collected fuelwood for fire and berries and fruits for food. (iv) They fished in the rivers and ponds and hunted rabbits in common forests. (v) For the poor, the common land was essentRead more
(i) All villagers had access to the commons.
(ii) Here, they pastured their cows and grazed their sheep.
(iii) They collected fuelwood for fire and berries and fruits for food.
(iv) They fished in the rivers and ponds and hunted rabbits in common forests.
(v) For the poor, the common land was essential for survival.
(vi) It supplemented their meagre income, sustained their cattle and helped
them during bad times when crops failed.
What happened to the soldiers who returned to their villages from Napoleonic wars ?
(i) When soldiers returned to their villagers, they needed alternative jobs to survive. (ii) But during this time, grain from Europe began flowing into England, prices declined and agricultural depression set in. (iii) Landowners began reducing the area they cultivated and demanded that the importsRead more
(i) When soldiers returned to their villagers, they needed alternative jobs to
See lesssurvive.
(ii) But during this time, grain from Europe began flowing into England,
prices declined and agricultural depression set in.
(iii) Landowners began reducing the area they cultivated and demanded
that the imports of crops be stopped.
(iv) They tried to cut wages and the number of workmen they emploved.
The unemployed poor moved from village to village in search of jobs.
Why were threshing machines introduced by the landlords ?
(i) During the Napoleonic wars, prices of foodgrains were high and farmers expanded their production. (ii) Fearing a shortage of labour, they began buying the new threshing machines that had come into the market. (iii) They complained about the drinking habits of the labourers, thereby making it difRead more
(i) During the Napoleonic wars, prices of foodgrains were high and farmers
See lessexpanded their production.
(ii) Fearing a shortage of labour, they began buying the new threshing
machines that had come into the market.
(iii) They complained about the drinking habits of the labourers, thereby
making it difficult for them to work.
(iv) They thought that machines would help them reduce their dependence
on labourers.
What happened to the poor after the enclosure movement?
(i) The poor could no longer collect their firewood from the forests or graze their cattle on the commons. (ii) They could no longer collect apples and berries or hunt animals for meat. (iii) Nor could they gather the stalks that lay on the fields after the crops were cut. (iv) The poor were displacRead more
(i) The poor could no longer collect their firewood from the forests or graze
See lesstheir cattle on the commons.
(ii) They could no longer collect apples and berries or hunt animals for meat.
(iii) Nor could they gather the stalks that lay on the fields after the crops
were cut.
(iv) The poor were displaced from their lands and they found their customary
rights gradually disappearing.
(v) Some of them moved to the southern counties of England, where there
was a great demand for agricultural labourers.
(vi) For them work became insecure, employment uncertain and income
unstable.
Why did enclosures begin by the end of the 18th century?
(i) Enclosures began in the 18th century for grain production. (ii) The English population was increasing rapidly. (iii) This led to increased demand for foodgrains to feed the population. (iv) Britain at that time was industrialising and more and more people were migrating to towns in search of jobRead more
(i) Enclosures began in the 18th century for grain production.
See less(ii) The English population was increasing rapidly.
(iii) This led to increased demand for foodgrains to feed the population.
(iv) Britain at that time was industrialising and more and more people were
migrating to towns in search of jobs. A the urban population grew, the
demand for foodgrains increased, thereby pressurising the peasants to
fulfil the demand.
What does ‘common land’ mean to the English countryside peasant ?
(i) All villagers had access to the commons. (ii) Here, they pastured their cows and grazed their sheep. (iii) They collected fuelwood for fire and berries and fruits for food. (iv) They fished in the rivers and ponds and hunted rabbits in common forests. (v) For the poor, the common land was essentRead more
(i) All villagers had access to the commons.
See less(ii) Here, they pastured their cows and grazed their sheep.
(iii) They collected fuelwood for fire and berries and fruits for food.
(iv) They fished in the rivers and ponds and hunted rabbits in common forests.
(v) For the poor, the common land was essential for survival.
(vi) It supplemented their meagre income, sustained their cattle and helped
them during bad times when crops failed.