What Was a Significant Reason That Rulers Encouraged the End

question 24

Multiple Choice

What was a significant reason that rulers encouraged the end of serfdom during the twelfth century onwards?

• A)It freed peasants and allowed them to be taxed.
• B)It meant that peasants would remain unfree for decades.
• C)It allowed rulers to force peasants to relocate to unpopulated parts of the kingdom.
• D)It allowed rulers to force peasants to convert to their religion.
• E)It allowed peasants to stay on land even if it was sold to another peasant.

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