Landlords' complaint of the drinking habits of labourers and therefore difficult to work in their farm was a good excuse to replace them with threshing machines.
Landlords’ complaint of the drinking habits of labourers and therefore difficult
to work in their farm was a good excuse to replace them with threshing machines.
(i) The poor were displaced from the land. (ii) They found their customary rights gradually disappearing and they moved to the southern countries of England.
(i) The poor were displaced from the land.
(ii) They found their customary rights gradually disappearing and they
moved to the southern countries of England.
How did Native American groups live ?
Many of them lived only by hunting, gathering and fishing; others cultivated corn, beans, tobacco and pumpkin.
Many of them lived only by hunting, gathering and fishing; others cultivated
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What is an ‘Agricultural Depression’ ?
when production of food grain is high and demand is less, then prices decline, leading to Agricultural Depression.
when production of food grain is high and demand is less, then prices
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Why did threshing machine replaced labour?
Landlords' complaint of the drinking habits of labourers and therefore difficult to work in their farm was a good excuse to replace them with threshing machines.
Landlords’ complaint of the drinking habits of labourers and therefore difficult
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What happened to the labourers after Enclosure Movement?
Labourers were being paid wages and employed only during harvest time. so they became insecured, as employment was uncertain and income unstable.
Labourers were being paid wages and employed only during harvest time. so
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What was the impact of Enclosures on Midlands and the countries around?
(i) The poor were displaced from the land. (ii) They found their customary rights gradually disappearing and they moved to the southern countries of England.
(i) The poor were displaced from the land.
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moved to the southern countries of England.
What was the advantage of Enclosure Movement to landowners?
Enclosures allowed the richer landowners to expand the land under their control and produce more for the market.
Enclosures allowed the richer landowners to expand the land under their control
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How did turnip and clover help in increasing fertility of the soils?
These crops had the capacity to increase the nitrogen content of the soil and nitrogen was important for crop growth and soil fertility.
These crops had the capacity to increase the nitrogen content of the soil and
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What were enclosed lands?
When the common lands started having fences around the land holdings and separated their property from others, these were called enclosed lands.
When the common lands started having fences around the land holdings
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What were Common lands or Commons?
(i) All villagers had access to the commons. (ii) Here they pastured their cows and grazed their sheep too.
(i) All villagers had access to the commons.
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What were open fields?
Open fields were fields where strips of land were allocated to a number of farmers.
Open fields were fields where strips of land were allocated to a number of
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