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"Markets were restructured to suit industrial British interests, leading to high levels of unemployment in the handicrafts industry.”
"Markets were restructured to suit industrial British interests, leading to high levels of unemployment in the handicrafts industry.”
“...Poor farmers were oppressed by these high taxes. Meanwhile, political administrators received huge payoffs from them.”
“...Poor farmers were oppressed by these high taxes. Meanwhile, political administrators received huge payoffs from them.”
“Since the majority of India’s labor force was devoted to growing cash crops as raw materials for British industry, Indian industry remained underdeveloped through the end of British rule.”
“Since the majority of India’s labor force was devoted to growing cash crops as raw materials for British industry, Indian industry remained underdeveloped through the end of British rule.”
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The quote that assesses a long-term impact of British rule is:
“Since the majority of India’s labor force was devoted to growing cash crops as raw materials for British industry, Indian industry remained underdeveloped through the end of British rule.”
This statement highlights how British rule not only altered the structure of the economy but also had enduring consequences for Indian industry, which remained underdeveloped as a result.
