Briefly describe the effects of expansion of cultivation during the colonial rule in India. Mention any three points.

During the colonial rule the effects of expansion of cultivation were as mentioned below:
(i) The rural landscape was radically transformed.
(ii) As the cultivation expanded, the area under forests and pastures declined.
(iii) Peasants and pastoralists found the access to forests and grazing lands increasingly restricted by rules and regulations.
(iv) They struggled to meet pressures of government revenue demand.
(v) The rural India began to produce a range of crops for the world market; such as jute, cotton and wheat.