Question

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

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

Answer 1

The British Empire bought tea from China and paid for it by selling China opium (grown in India) — alongside other Indian raw goods such as cotton.