Question

why were tribal communities made to surrender large tracts of forest lands by the British
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Answer 1

Answer:

this was done to keep the tribals using the resources of forest land and spoiling the timber which caused a great economical value to the planters as well as to British government

Answer 2

Answer:

the British wanted tribal groups to settle down and become peasant cultivators, because as settled peasants they were easier to control and administer