NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Science History Chapter 6 Peasant and Farmers
NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Science History Chapter 6 Peasant and Farmers Question-1 Explain briefly what the open field system meant to rural people in eighteenth- century England. Solution: Look at the system from the point of view of : A Rich Farmer When the price of wool went up in the world market in the sixteenth century, rich farmers wanted to expand wool production to earn profits. They were eager to improve their sheep breeds and ensure good feed for them. They were keen on controlling large areas of land in compact blocks to allow improved breeding. So they began dividing and enclosing common land and building hedges around their holdings to separate their property from that of others. They drove out villagers who had small cottages on the commons, and they prevented the poor from entering the enclosed fields. A Labourer Deprived of their rights and driven off the land, the labourers tramped in search of work. From the Midlands, they moved to the southern counties of E...