Question

How were the economic causes responsible for the revolt of 1857?

Answer 1

Economic causes of Revolt of 1857

Explanation:

The economic causes of the Revolt of 1857 were

• the Indian Sepoys were paid less than their British counterparts.
• Heavy taxation.
• many Indian industries were closed down because of the tough competition with the British machine made goods.
• the commercialisation of agriculture destroyed the traditional agricultural system.
• the land revenue system of the British made the peasants tenants on their own land.