WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -these larger fields, called enclosures, landowners experimented with more productive seeding and harvesting methods to boost crop yields. The enclosure movement had two important results. First, landowners tried new agricultural methods.

Detailed explanation-2: -The landowner’s larger fields were called what? Within these larger fields, called enclosures, landowners experimented with more productive seeding and harvesting methods in order to do what?

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1700s, the process of enclosure tended to increase farming efficiency. 3. All of the following were results of the agricultural revolution: food prices decreased, population increased & the average size of farms increased.

Detailed explanation-4: -Following enclosure, crop yields and livestock output increased while at the same time productivity increased enough to create a surplus of labor. The increased labor supply is considered one of the factors facilitating the Industrial Revolution.

Detailed explanation-5: -As a result of the Enclosure Acts, enacted in the 1700s, the common areas were able to be owned privately. In response to this, wealthy farmers began buying up large lands and creating more complex farms. Ultimately, this resulted in smaller farmers being forced off their land.