agriculture revolution Flashcards
enclosure
consolidating small lands into larger lands
less work, more profit
drove poor farmers off
new breeds
more meat and wool but more expensive($crunch)
did not catch diseases easily
seed drill
invented by jethro tull
planting machine pulled by horses
crop rotation
invented by turnip townshed
a rotation to make four times as much crops
why did british farmers begin to consolidate their land?
more profit but less work
what was the common land used for
for everyone to use
what eventually happened to the common land
it became private property
how did enclosures affect poor farmers?
poor farmers were driven off bc poor af
how did enclosure affect farming in general?
farming became a goverment
what happened to small farmers who sold their land
went to the city to look for work
why were farmers willing to invest their money in new farming tools and techniques
to make themselves richer
who was jethro tull
an innovator
what did jethro tull invent
seed drill
who was lord townshend
an innovator, english lord
what did lord townshend invent
crop rotation
