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

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

    Answer:

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


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