Question

why did peasants borrow money from moneylenders?

Answer 1

peasants borrow money from monelenders to pay land revenue.The britishers introduced a revenue system in which peasants have to pay high amount of land revenue or their land will be taken away from them.The zamindars were made land lords.they used oppressive method to collect land revenue and force the peasants to borrow money from moneylenders.

Answer 2

Answer:

villages were self sufficient unit. most of the things that the villages needed were produced in the village itself..