Why did the nobles not let the peasants own their own land? Be specific! What did the nobles gain by picking on the peasants?

Nobles gained more money when owning land. By owning a peasants land not only do can you steal profit from them you can also be in control of where they plant and what they planted.it was a also a gain of popularity in the nobles the more land that you steal the more you where feared and popular toward the others.

Explanation:

d)to gain support for the independence movement.

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