MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Question
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A grumpy farmer was against government.
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Farmers wanted to be paid more for their crops.
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Farmers were going into debt and did not want their lands taken.
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Farmers did not want to be farmers anymore.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indigo Rebellion (Neel Bidroho) took place in Bengal in 1859-60 and was a revolt by the farmers against British planters who had forced them to grow indigo under terms that were greatly unfavourable to the farmers. Indigo cultivation started in Bengal in 1777. Indigo was in high demand worldwide.
Detailed explanation-2: -Poor salary and abuse by the British officers were the major reasons for resentment of sepoys. The rumour that the cartridge in the newly supplied Enfield rifles were greased with the fat of cows and pigs provoked them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation:In March 1859 thousands of ryots in Bengal refused to grow indigo. As the rebellion spread, ryots refused to pay rents to the planters, and attacked indigo factories armed with swords and spears, bows and arrows.
Detailed explanation-4: -The peasants were forced to grow indigo. They received an advance amount for cultivation, but it was not sufficient, thus leading to increasing debts. The unrest amongst the peasants gave rise to the “Neel Bidroha”, or the Indigo Revolt. It started with a strike by peasants in a village in the Nadia district of Bengal.