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Why did the landlords pressurise the British Parliament to pass the Enclosure Act ?

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CBSE Session 2022-2023.
Class 9 chapter 6 Peasants and Farmers.
Important Questions of Class 9th NCERT.
NCERT SOCIAL SCIENCE Solutions, History.
CBSE Board state and other board.
NCERT book Extra Questions.

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  1. (i) France was at war with England, which disrupted trade and import of
    foodgrains from Europe.
    (ii) Prices of foodgrains in England shot up, thereby encouraging landlords
    to enclose lands.
    (iii) They had enlarged the area under grain cultivation. Profits flowed in
    and landowners pressurised the Parliament to pass the Enclosure Act.

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