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Explain 3 economic causes of revolt of 1857 |
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Answer» Peasants were forced to take loans from moneylenders at usurious rates who often EVICTED them from their land on non-payment of dues. This led to extreme poverty and indebtedness among the peasantry. THEREFORE, peasants also harbored RESENTMENT against the British rule and participated in the mutiny in great numbers.
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