Question

Explain the three-way trade system that developed after the British Empire took over India.

 

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Responses

The British Empire bought opium and cotton from China. In exchange, it sold China tea the empire had taken from India. 
The British Empire bought opium and cotton from China. In exchange, it sold China tea the empire had taken from India. 

The British Empire bought tea from China. In exchange, it sold China opium and cotton the empire had taken from India.
The British Empire bought tea from China. In exchange, it sold China opium and cotton the empire had taken from India.

No three way trade system developed after the British took over India
No three way trade system developed after the British took over India
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Answer 1

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The correct explanation is: The British Empire bought opium and cotton from India. In exchange, it sold opium to China, which then used the profits to buy tea from India. This three-way trade system was known as the Triangular Trade.