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Give any two grievances of the peasantry against the British.

Revolt 1857

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The peasants were discontent with the official land revenue policy and the consequent loss of their land. Two grievances of the peasantry against the British are:

  1. The peasantry bore the heavy burden of taxes to provide money for the trade of the Company, the cost of administration and the wars of British expansion in India.
  2. Increase in land revenue forced many peasants into indebtedness and eventually into the clutches of the moneylenders.

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