In the seventeeth and the eighteenth centuries, the merchants from the towns in Europe began moving to the countryside: Give reasons.

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Explain any three major problems faced by the new European merchants in setting up their industries in town before the Industrial Revolution.

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Why did the peasants agree to accept advances made by the merchants to produce goods for them in Europe during the 17th and the 18th centuries? Explain three reasons.

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How were new merchant groups in Europe able to spread their business in the countryside before the Industrial Revolution?  Explain.

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Mention any four features of the proto-Industrial system.

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Explain the main features of proto-industrialisation.

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Explain any five causes of industrial revolution in England.

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Why did the industrialists of Europe prefer hand labour over machines during the 19th century?  Explain any five reasons.

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Explain the major features of the industrialisation process of Europe in the 19th century.

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Why do historians agree that the typical worker in the mid-nineteenth century was not a machine operator but the traditional craftspersons and labourer?

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