Question

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

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.

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.

No three-way trade system developed after the British Empire took over India.
No three-way trade system developed after the British Empire took over India.

Answer 1

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

Brief explanation: Britain had a trade deficit with China because it bought large quantities of Chinese tea. To pay for the tea, the East India Company exported opium (grown in India) and other Indian goods to China. This triangular trade helped finance British tea imports and led to widespread addiction in China and the Opium Wars.