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Why did the growth of trade and industry weaken feudalism?

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Peasants left manors for towns where they could find work.

Peasants left manors for towns where they could find work.

The rise of a merchant class weakened the power of monarchs.

The rise of a merchant class weakened the power of monarchs.

Feudal manors switched from agriculture to manufacturing.

Feudal manors switched from agriculture to manufacturing.

Agriculture stopped being profitable because merchants imported food.

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Peasants left manors for towns where they could find work.

Explanation: Trade and industry created towns and paid work, so many serfs/peasants moved off manors, reducing the labor base and obligations that sustained feudalism.