Question

Long process of privatizing what had been public agricultural land in eighteenth-century Britain; it helped to stimulate the development of commercial agriculture and forced many people in rural areas to seek work in cities during the early stages of industrialization.

Answer 1

Answer: Enclosure

Step-by-step explanation:

One of the most important causes of the Industrial Revolution was the impact of the Agricultural Revolution. At the same time, the Enclosure Movement was one of the most important characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution. The Enclosure Acts allowed the common areas, previously used collectively for animals to graze, to become private property, forcing small farmers off of their fields and into the cities looking for work.