what raw materials or resources did tha british want from india in the 1700's?

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what raw materials or resources did tha british want from india in the 1700's?

2007-11-29 03:55:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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There were a number of them, but I know a good one would be ink.

The English were not just in their colonies for resources, some of them existed for the point of trading outposts or military bases.

2007-11-29 03:58:52 · answer #1 · answered by Yun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Tea, Spices, timber, ivory, gem stones

2007-11-29 12:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Cotton, silk, gems, spices, tea, rubber, coal, gold, labour, territory, access to the East.

2007-11-29 12:16:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋