WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What Resources Made India Valuable To Great Britain? Cotton, coffee, tea, jute, indigo, and opium were just a few of the many resources available to India. For tea, the British once sold opium to China, which they sold in England. India’s economy and political power have both been consolidated by the British.

Detailed explanation-2: -Britains trade surplus with India also helped to pay the so-called home charges that included private remittances home by British officials and traders, interest payments on Indias external debt, and pensions of British officials in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British began to encourage the production of cash crops such as cotton, indigo, tobacco, tea, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. As well as spices, jewels and textiles, India had a huge population. Soldiering was an honourable tradition in India and the British capitalised on this. They regimented India’s manpower as the backbone of their military power.

Detailed explanation-5: -A Tea. B Sugarcane. C Wheat. D Indigo. The British persuaded or forced cultivators in various parts of India to produce crops that would bring them profit. Jute in Bengal, tea in Assam, sugarcane in Uttar Pradesh, wheat in Punjab, cotton in Maharashtra and Punjab, rice in Madras.