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Farmers and the British Rule

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    Let's revise how the British oppressed the farmers
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  • What crops did the British force the Indian farmers to grow?
    Cotton, Silk, Indigo, Tea and Spices
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  • Who was the Britisher who forced the farmers to grow cash crops?
    Lord Dalhousie
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  • The Indian farmers had to pay high ________ to the Zamindaars and British.
    Tax
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  • What would happen if the Indian farmers couldn't pay their taxes to the British?
    The British would take away the land and sell it in an auction.
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  • If the farmers did not have enough money to pay the tax, what did they do?
    They would borrow money from the moneylenders.
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  • In the beginning, the British came to India as ___________________.
    Traders
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  • The British bought the crops at a low price in India and sold it at high prices in England.
    True
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  • The Indian Farmers became richer and the British became poorer.
    Flase
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  • List some ways in which the farmers protested against the British.
    They carried out processions, they kicked the Zamindaars out of the village and refused to work for them.
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  • List some ways in which the farmers protested against the British.
    They hid their belongings, the let all the cows run free to confuse the British and they also refused to give the British officers food, water or place to rest.
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  • What did the Government do after they saw the farmers protesting?
    The government decided not to increase the tax.
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