Question

Fill in the blanks with the correct letter from each list. India proved to be Great Britain’s most valuable colony. Indian plantations produced __ 1 __ for export to Great Britain. People in India then bought vast quantities of __ 2 __ manufactured in Great Britain. *

A.1 Cotton 2 Cloth
B.1 Opium 2 Sugar
C.1 Tobacco 2 Rope
D.1 Rubber 2 Tea

Answer 1

A

India was the world's leading cotton textile manufacturer in the 19th century. The cotton industry grew under the British commercial empire. The British then manufactured the cotton into cloth and sold it back to the people in India.