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The graph shows British cotton imports throughout the eighteenth century.

Line graph showing imported cotton used by British textile industry in millions of pounds from 1790 to 1900.

This graph could help a writer draft a document-based essay about the British Empire because it shows how the British textile industry

increased as the empire expanded.
decreased as the empire expanded.
increased as the empire collapsed.
decreased as the empire collapsed.

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increased as the empire expanded.

Explanation: the graph shows British cotton imports rising (growth of the textile industry), which corresponds with the period of British imperial expansion providing raw materials and markets — not a decrease or collapse.