Why did the British want tribal groups to settle down and become peasant cultivators?
It was because settled peasants were easier to control and administer than people who were always on the move.
The British described the tribal people as ___________.
The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as ____________.
The tribal chiefs got __________ titles in central India under the British land settlements.
Tribals went to work in the ______________ of Assam and the ____________in Bihar.
Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds.
Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price.
Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery.
The British wanted to preserve the tribal way of life.
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
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