CAUSES OF THE AGRARIAN REVOLUTION

• There were four main causes of the agrarian revolution: The enclosure system, mechanization, four field crop rotation, and selective breeding.
• What are the causes of the agrarian revolution?

  The enclosure system, mechanization, four field crop rotation, and selective breeding.
• The system that was post-feudal, was each villager farming their own strips of land in one of three open fields.
• The process of enclosing fields took off in the 15-16th centuries which led to villagers losing their land and gazing rights, leaving many umemployed and moving to the city to work in factories.
• In the 16th and 17 centuries, the practice of enclosure was denounced by the church and legislation was drawn up against it, but the developments of agriculture needed large, enclosed fields in order to be workable.
• This led to a series of governmental acts, culminating finally in the General Enclosure Act of 1801
• Jethro Tull made the seed drill in 1701
• Joseph Foljambe made the iron plough in 1730
• Andrew Meikle made the threshing machine in 1781
• Four field crop rotation is the process of dividing a field into 4 sections and rotating different crops in each section over a series of years.
• F.F.C.R helps replenish soil, avoid depletion, and control pests.
• F.F.C.R enhanced soil fertility and productivity, allowing farmers to maintain consistent yields.
• Robert Bakewell and Thomas Coke introduced selective breeding programs from the mid 18th century as methods for producing bigger and profitable livestock.
• Selective breeding is mating 2 animals with particularly desirable traits
• What is selective breeding?

  mating together two animals with desirable traits