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Explain the three-way trade system that developed after the British Empire took over India.(1 point)
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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.

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

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

Explanation: Britain imported large amounts of Chinese tea but paid for it by exporting opium (grown/produced in British India) and raw materials like cotton from India, creating a three-way trade that reversed silver flows and led to the Opium Wars.