Why did peasant revolts occur under colonial rule?

Correct answer: Due to pressure of taxes land and exploitation

Direct answer: Option A, due to pressure from taxes, land policies and exploitation. Peasants depended on land, crops and seasonal income. Colonial governments could impose heavy taxes, change land ownership rules, demand cash payments, or support landlords and commercial cultivation. The reasoning is: new policy creates pressure; peasants lose land or face debt and rising demands; anger grows; organized resistance or revolt follows. Option A captures these common causes. Option B is absurd because peasants were not all kings. Option C is wrong because agriculture continued and was often central to the colonial economy. Option D is too broad and incorrect: colonial governments did have administration, and that administration often enforced the taxes and land rules that caused protest. Memory cue: peasant revolt—land, tax, debt and exploitation.