Question

NCERT VIII - Our Pasts III

What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?

Answer 1

the britishers banned shifting cultivation because it made it difficult to calculate taxes,it imposed a threat to wood trees etc..
the new forest policies/laws also affected them adversely
as the control of forest came under the colonials,they prevented this jhum cultivators from practising their occupation( shifting cultivation) freely.
many were forced to move to other areas in search of work

Answer 2

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✴The problems faced by the shifting cultivators under the British rule were as follows:-

✔The British force the shifting cultivators to follow the settled agriculture.

✔The British introduced the land settlements that is, they measured the land, define the right of each individual to the land and fixed the revenue demand for the state.

✔The settled plough cultivation was not easy in areas where water was scares and the soil was dry, so the settlement for the few cultivators was not that easy.