Enclosure Flashcards
(6 cards)
The Enclosure Movement’s goal
was to enclose the common fields on agricultural lands that by tradition were open to the tenant farmers and laborers to grace their animals, glean firewood, and so on. It began in the 17th C. and was nearly complete a century later. Enclosure allowed landowners to experiment with new crops and new production techniques. it resulted in an increase in the number of landless peasants and poor agricultural workers.
What were the chief characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution and how did they develop in Britain in the 18th C. ?
The Agricultural Revolution refers to changes in agricultural production techniques and organization, and the resulting huge increase in agricultural productivity.New crops-potatoes, tomatoes Use of such restorative crops and crop rotation eliminated the need for leaving land fallow. Selective breeding of animals and crops reflected scientific and empirical approaches.
New crops-potatoes, tomatoes, and so on—enriched
the European diet and also provided ways to restore nitrates to the soil while at the same time producing crops like sunflowers, turnips, etc.
Fallow
About one-third more land was under cultivation as a result of ending the practice of leaving land fallow.
Its major elements were the enclosure movement, new crops, production for market rather than use, scientific agriculture such as animal husbandry, and
ending the practice of leaving land fallow.
Its major elements were the enclosure movement, new crops, production for
market rather than use, scientific agriculture such as animal husbandry, and
ending the practice of leaving land fallow.
What were the chief characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution and how did they develop in Britain in the 18th C.
Its major elements were the enclosure movement, new crops, production for
market rather than use, scientific agriculture such as animal husbandry, and
ending the practice of leaving land fallow.
