QUESTION 48 What was the role played by English landowners in the pre-industrialization period: Landlords opposed the new merchant class and new industrialists, the main interest of landlords was the renting of 0 1 . their lands for pasture. As a result landowners did not play a crucial role in setting the stage for the industrial revolution to take place in Britain. Landlords had an interest in the mines under their land and an interest in improving land transportation, especially 0 2. if manufacturing occurred in villages near their land. For these reasons landowners played a crucial role in setting the stage for the industrial revolution to take place in Britain. Landlords did not have much interest in the mines under their land; in contrast landlords did have an interest in improving land transportation, especially if manufacturing occurred in villages near their land. For these reasons 3. we cannot say that landowners play a crucial role in setting the stage for the industrial revolution to take place in Britain. QUESTION 49