Agricultural Revolution in Britain

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agricultural revolution historical period

The Agricultural Revolution in Britain was a period of major changes in farming techniques, land use, and rural society that dramatically increased agricultural productivity and supported rapid population and industrial growth.

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enclosure movement ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	agricultural revolution → historical period →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
endTime	19th century →
field	British history → agricultural history → economic history →
hasCause	enclosure movement → investment by landowners in improvement → population growth in early modern Britain → rising grain prices in early modern period →
hasEffect	changes in rural social structure → consolidation of small farms into larger units → decline of subsistence farming → development of agricultural markets → displacement of rural labor → enclosure of common lands → fall in food prices (relative) → growth of commercial agriculture → growth of tenant farming → increase in food supply → increased agricultural productivity → increased demand for agricultural labor-saving machinery → rapid population growth in Britain → rise in land values → specialization of farming regions → support for Industrial Revolution in Britain → urbanization in Britain →
hasPart	Norfolk four-course rotation → development of market-oriented farming → drainage and land reclamation projects → enclosure movement → improvement of field systems → improvement of soil fertility → introduction of new crops → mechanization of agriculture → selective breeding of livestock → spread of scientific farming ideas →
involves	commercialization of rural economy → common land privatization → improvement of livestock breeds → introduction of new farm implements → open-field system transformation → parliamentary enclosure acts → reorganization of field boundaries → spread of agricultural experimentation →
mainRegion	England → Scotland →
notableFigure	Arthur Young → Charles Townshend → Jethro Tull → Robert Bakewell →
notableInvention	Rotherham plough → horse hoe → seed drill →
relatedTo	British population explosion in 18th century → Enclosure Acts → Industrial Revolution in Britain → open-field system → rural-urban migration in Britain →
startTime	17th century →
timePeriod	Early modern Britain → Georgian era → Industrial era →
usesMethod	clover cultivation → drilling seed with seed drill → enclosure of open fields → four-field crop rotation → marling and liming of soils → selective breeding → stall-feeding of livestock → systematic drainage → turnip cultivation → winter fodder production →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Agricultural Revolution in Britain ("enclosure movement") →	hasCause
Georgian era →	hasPart