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What was the "Enclosure" movement during the Agricultural Revolution?
AThe construction of high stone walls around cities to protect them from attack
BThe process of converting common land and open fields into private farm land ✓
CThe practice of driving farm animals into enclosed pens and barns during winter
DThe construction of glass greenhouses and hothouses to grow food crops year-round
Explanation
The Enclosure movement involved converting common land and open fields (which many poor farmers had relied on) into private enclosed farmland. This forced many people off the land and into cities.
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