History & Civics
Answer
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:
- 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.
- Increase in land revenue forced many peasants into indebtedness and eventually into the clutches of the moneylenders.
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