Question

why did the merchants move to the countryside in 17th and 18th century in Europe

Answer 1

Answer:

In seventeenth and eighteenth century merchants from the towns in Europe began to move country side, supplying money to peasants and artisans persuading them to produce for an international market.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

Merchant to Country' side

1) Merchant couldn't expand their production in cities or urban areas .

2) Urban crafts and trade guilds were powerful

3) the guilds controlled production , priceses , competitions

4) even rulers granted different guilds monopoly over the production and trade .

5) because of all these problems small merchant moved to Countryside .