What Was One Result of the Decision of Wealthy Landowners

question 13

Multiple Choice

What was one result of the decision of wealthy landowners in southern and eastern England to begin using threshing machines in the early nineteenth century?

• A)Many hired hands were left without work.
• B)More free peasants had access to land.
• C)A new class of professional engineers was created in order to service the machines.
• D)Peasants gained civil and sometimes even political rights.
• E)There was very little change in everyday life.