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What did colonial officials want to increase by clearing forests?

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Correct answer: Cultivation and revenue

Correct answer: D, cultivation and revenue. Colonial officials often viewed forests as land that could be cleared and brought under cultivation. If more land was cultivated, more crops could be produced. The government could then collect land revenue from cultivators, so the expansion of cultivation also promised greater income for the colonial administration. This explains why cultivation and revenue are joined in the correct option. A is wrong because clearing forests destroys or reduces natural habitats rather than increasing wildlife. B is the opposite of what happened: clearing trees makes forests less dense. C is wrong because the main colonial aim was not simply to increase rainfall, and clearing forests does not guarantee more rainfall. D is correct because it connects the economic purpose, agricultural production, with the government’s financial interest, land revenue. Memory cue: more fields meant more crops and more tax.

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