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Historians debate the role of the potato in the population boom of industrial-era England and Wales, considering it both a cause and an effect. Before 1800, the English diet was primarily meat-based with few vegetables, which were seen as harmful. The Industrial Revolution led to crowded cities and long working hours, making high-yield potato crops an essential solution to food shortages.

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Historians debate the role of the potato in the population boom of industrial-era England and Wales, considering it both a cause and an effect. Before 1800, the English diet was primarily meat-based with few vegetables, which were seen as harmful. The Industrial Revolution led to crowded cities and long working hours, making high-yield potato crops an essential solution to food shortages.

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Historians debate whether the potato was primarily a cause or an effect of the

huge population boom in industrial-era England and Wales. Prior to 1800, the
English diet had consisted primarily of meat, supplemented by bread, butter and
cheese. Few vegetables were consumed, most vegetables being regarded as
nutritionally worthless and potentially harmful. This view began to change gradually
in the late 1700s. The Industrial Revolution was drawing an ever increasing
percentage of the populace into crowded cities, where only the richest could afford
homes with ovens or coal storage rooms, and people were working 12-16 hour days
which left them with little time or energy to prepare food. High yielding, easily
prepa red potato crops were the obvious solution to England’s food pr ob lems

strial Revolution was drawing an ever increasing


percentage of the populace into crowded cities, where only the richest could afford
homes with ovens or coal storage rooms, and people were working 12-16 hour days
which left them with little time or energy to prepare food. High yielding, easily
prepa red potato crops were the obvious solution to England’s food pr ob lems

strial Revolution was drawing an ever increasing


percentage of the populace into crowded cities, where only the richest could afford
homes with ovens or coal storage rooms, and people were working 12-16 hour days
which left them with little time or energy to prepare food. High yielding, easily
prepa red potato crops were the obvious solution to England’s food pr ob lems
isted primarily of meat, supplemented by bread, butter and
cheese. Few vegetables were consumed, most vegetables being regarded as
nutritionally worthless and potentially harmful. This view began to change gradually
in the late 1700s. The Industrial Revolution was drawing an ever increasing
percentage of the populace into crowdeisted primarily of meat, supplemented by bread, butter
and
cheese. Few vegetables were consumed, most vegetables being regarded as
nutritionally worthless and potentially harmful. This view began to change gradually
in the late 1700s. The Industrial Revolution was drawing an ever increasing
percentage of the populace into crowde

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