Question 1.
For the poor in England, the common land was essential for survival because it _________ .
Answer:
Supplemented their meagre income, helped them tide over bad times and sustained their cattle.
Question 2.
Who was the American leader under whom maximum expansion of wheat cultivation took place ?
Answer:
President Wilson
Question 3.
What was the reason that the landlords and rich farmers decided to buy threshing machines ?
Answer:
They wanted to reduce their dependence on labourers.
Question 4.
What was done in different countries of England during the captain swing movement ?
Answer:
Threshing machines were broken on a large scale.
Question 5.
Which system was adopted by the British to convince the unwilling Indian cultivators to produce opium ?
Answer:
Advances
Question 6.
Peasants lost their rights to common land due to the introduction of _________ .
Answer:
Enclosures
Question 7.
Which two items did the British merchants import from China.
Answer:
The British Merchants imported silk and tea from China.
Question 8.
Between 1820 to 1850 in which area did Indian Americans settles down ?
Answer:
Missisippi Valley
Question 9.
What do you mean by the term “Black Blizzard” ?
Answer:
Terrifying dust storms
Question 10.
Great agrarian depression of 1930 was caused by :
Answer:
Overproduction and subsequent fall of agricultural prices
Question 11.
Who said, ‘Plant more wheat, wheat will win the war’ ?
Answer:
US President, Wilson.
Question 12.
When did Cyrus McCormick invent the first mechanical reaper ?
Answer:
1831
Question 13.
The history of opium production in India was linked up with the story of British trade with _________ .
Answer:
China.
Question 14.
The Portuguese had introduced opium into China in the early _________ .
Answer:
Sixteenth century.
Question 15.
Why had the Chinese banned the production and sale of Opium ?
Answer:
Because of its addictive properties.
Question 16.
The concept of enclosures striked the mind of rich farmers to _________ .
Answer:
Expand wool production and improve their sheep breeds.
Question 17.
Why did the ordinary dust storm took the form of Black Blizzard in US plains in the 1930s ?
Answer:
Because the entire landscape had been ploughed over, stripped of all the grass that held it the together
Question 18.
Who created the early enclosures ?
Answer:
Individual landlards created the early enclosures.
Question 19.
The Great Agrarian Depression of the 1930s was caused by :
Answer:
Overproduction of wheat
Question 20.
What did the settlers of the Great Plains realise after the 1930s ?
Ans
After the 1930s, that they had to respect the ecological conditions of each region.
Question 21.
What was the advantage of Enclosure Movement to landowners ?
Answer:
Enclosures allowed the richer landowners to expand the land under their control and produce more for the market.
Question 22.
Who were Wheat Barons ?
Answer:
Wheat Barons were big farmers who controlled 2,000 to 3,000 acres of land individually.
Question 23.
What was the triangular trade ?
Answer:
The triangular trade took place between India, China and British. The British traders took opium from India to China and tea from China to England.
Question 24.
What was Dust Bowl ?
Answer:
In the 1930s, terrifying Dust storms began to blow over the southern plains, black blizzards rolled in, very often 7,000 to 8,000 ft. high rising like monstrous waves of muddy water, skies darkened, and the dust swept in, people were blinded and choked. These regions were called Dust Bowl.
Question 25.
What do you mean by the term British Agricultural Revolution?
Answer:
It was a period of agricultural developments in Britain between 16th century and mid-18th century which saw a massive increase in agricultural production.
Question 26.
In the early 19th century which were the two major commercial crops grown in India?
Answer:
In the early nineteenth century, indigo and opium were two of the major commercial crops.
Question 27.
How did Britain react when Lin Ze-xu announced that Canton was closed to foreign trade ?
Answer:
Britain declared war, when Lin Ze-xu announced that Canton was closed to foreign trade. ‘