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Why did the demand for food grains increased rapidly after 1780?

  • There was increase in food-grain production after 1780s because of bringing new lands under cultivation and not by any radical innovations in agricultural technology. Landlords sliced up pasturelands, carved up open fields, cut up forest commons, took over marshes, and turned larger and larger areas into agricultural fields.
  • The English population expanded rapidly
  • Britain was industrialising. More and more people began to live and work in urban areas. Men from rural areas migrated to towns in search of jobs. To survive they had to buy foodgrains in the market. As the urban population grew, the market for foodgrains expanded, and when demand increased rapidly.
  • France was at war with England. This disrupted trade and the import of foodgrains from Europe. Prices of foodgrains in England sky rocketed, encouraging landowners to enclose lands and enlarge the area under grain cultivation.

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because of the rapid growth population 

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what if this question comes for 2 marks? we can not write only this much for 2 marks so can you explain it in briefly?

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 (i)The demand for food grew rapidly during the time between 1750 and 1900 due to the rapid increase in the English population.It mounted from 7 million in 1750 to 21 million in 1850 & 30 million in 1900.Due to the incease in the population,the demand for food grains also rose.

(ii)Secondly,this was the time of industialisation in Britain.Due to this,people from rural areas started to migrate to urban areas in search of jobs.As the urban population grew,demand for grains increased and the prices too rose.

(iii)By end of 18th century , France was at war with the England.This disrupted import of foodgrains frm Europe.So again,the prices went high , encouraging landowners to cultivate more and more food grains.

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