Which of the Following Was an Effect of the Enclosure

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an effect of the enclosure of common lands in the English countryside during the seventeenth century?

• A) Chartered companies increased in number and spread to the countryside.
• B) Serfdom was imposed on the remaining English peasants.
• C) Agricultural productivity dropped drastically, leading to famines.
• D) Landowners began to plant new crops to sell in distant, instead of domestic, markets.

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