Imagine that you have been asked to write an article for an encyclopaedia on Britain and the history of cotton. Write your piece using information from the entire chapter.
Britain had total control over the trade of raw cotton and cotton fabrics. It had established markets all over its colonies by selling the Manchester made cotton fabrics, which were cheaper than the hand-made fabrics.
Britain was able to make huge profits in cotton trade as it monopolised the international market.
The East India Company also monopolised the cotton trade in India and ensured that the Indian weavers did not supply to other European countries by giving them advance loans and appointing local gomasthas. So Britain had a steady supply of cotton from the Indian weavers which it sold in the international market for a very high price.
Within England, the industrial growth began with the development of the cotton mills.
Thus, Britain enjoyed a good position in the world economy for over five centuries because of its control over the cotton market.
Name the European Managing agencies which controlled the large sector of Indian industries.
Why did some Industrialists in nineteenth-century Europe prefer hand labour over machines?
The proto-industrialisation helped in building a close relationship between the town and the countryside”. Explain.
How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from the Indian weavers ?
Why did the peasants agree to accept advances made by the merchants to produce goods for them in Europe during the 17th and the 18th centuries* ? Explain three reasons. [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008]
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How were new merchant groups in Europe able to spread their business in the countryside before the Industrial Revolution ? Explain.
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Briefly explain the method and system of production in the countryside in England.
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When Manchester industrialists began selling cloth in India, they put labels with pictures on the cloth bundles. Why did they do so ? Explain.
Why did the network of export trade in textiles controlled by the Indian merchants break down by the 1750s ? Mention any two effects of such a breakdown ? [CBSE 2013]
Which pre-colonial port connected India to the Gulf countries and the Red Sea ports ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
Why women workers attacked the spinning Jenny a machine which was introduced in Britain ?
When Indian manufacturers advertised, the nationalist message was clear and loud."What was the message ?
How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from Indian weavers?
Why did the industrial production in India increase during the First World War ? [CBSE Sept. 2011]
What technological change helped in improving production of India industry during the 20th century ?
What was importance of advertisements in expanding the market during the colonial period ?
Write a short note on the development of factories in India.
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Explain the growth of factories in India.
By the first decade of the 20th century, a series of changes affected the pattern of industrialisation in India. Explain. [CBSE 2008. Sept. 2013]
Explain the role of Indian merchants and bankers in the network of export trade.
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What role did the Indian merchants play in the growth of textile industries before 1750 ? Explain any three points. [CBSE 2011]
Why was it difficult for the new European merchants to set up business in town in the 17th and 18th centuries ?
Explain the following :
(a) Woman workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny. [CBSE Sept. 2011]
(b) In the seventeenth century, merchants from towns In Europe began employing peasants and artisans within the villages.
(c) The port of Surat declined by the end of the eighteenth century.
(d) The East India Company appointed Gomasthas to supervise the weavers in India. [CBSE Sept. 2011]
The port of Surat and Hoogly declined by the end of the ISth century.’ Explain. [CBSE Sept. 2012]
“Under the colonial era the Indian merchants were discriminated and space within which Indian merchants could function became increasingly limited’. Justify.
“Certain group of weavers were in a better position than others to survive the competition with mill industries-. Explain. [CBSE 2014]
Why did the upper class people prefer to use hand products in the Victorian period ? Explain with examples.
Why in Victorian Britain, the upper classes preferred things produced by hand ? Give three reasons. (CBSE Sept. 2010)