Question

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

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 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 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 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.

Answer 1

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

Brief explanation: Britain imported large amounts of Chinese tea but had little that China wanted, so the British East India Company used opium grown in India (and some Indian cotton/raw materials) as exports to China to balance trade and pay for the tea.