9th Class Social Science Peasants and Farmers Question Bank Short Answer Type - Peasants and Farmers

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    How did the 'enclosure movement' proceed in England?

    Answer:

    (i) The early enclosures were usually created by individual landlords.
    (ii) They were not supported by the State or the church.
    (iii) After the mid-eighteenth century, the enclosure movement swept through the countryside and changed the English landscape forever. Ultimately, the British Parliament could no longer watch this process from a distance and passed 4,000 Acts legalising these enclosures.


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