Question

why did the colonies think that forests were unproductive?
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Answer 1

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The colonial government thought that forest were unproductive. They were considered to be wilderness that had to be brought under cultivation so that the land could yield agriculture products and revenue and enhance then come the income of the the state. So between 1880 and 1920 .

Answer 2

Answer:

because they consider cultivated lands as sign of progress and not nature in its natural self .They thought that local people and the reckless felling of trees by traders would destroy the forest