Question

How did the British that oligarchs threatened the livelihood of the poor

Answer 1

Answer:

The British oligarchs threatened the livelihood of the poor by buying common land.

Explanation:

First of all, oligarchy is when a group of people has the power of the country. weather by military, political or economic reasons. With all this power they can influence the destiny of the country to their favor and that's what they did. The British oligarchs established laws and created rights that gave them the capability of buying common land and make money out of it.

They bought the rights of land that no one possessed. So, they acquire them and when the time arrived they notified the inhabitants of the zone and asked to work for them or leave it because they had the right to do whatever they wanted with it, as well as for deciding who could be inside their property.

In the second place, they forced to leave everyone who didn't want to leave and in many cases they used force. But mainly they convinced them to work for them because they were really powerful to be opposed. Thus, they only paid their workers a salary that was a really small part of the land's profit. Driving the inhabitants to poverty.

Answer 2

I would be taking a wild guess in saying, Affluent landowners and talented craftsmen. I hope it helps. Especially I'm not even sure these are options for answers on your test.