Question

Q7.Why did the colonial government took

over the forests and gave vast areas to

European planters at cheap rates?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The British also introduced large plantations for growing tea, coffee and rubber. European planters were given vast areas of land at cheap rates so that they could develop plantations. The area was cleared of forests to make way for tea or coffee

Answer 2

Answer:

Earlier people practiced traditional and ancient method of agriculture which is known as the Slash and Burn Method or Shifting Agriculture. This wasted huge amount of land and forests. Britishers regarded this practice as useless and unproductive.

In order to save forest and land took over the land. And to turn it productive and useful, colonial government gave it at cheap rates to planters and in turn collected taxes for it.