The Impact of Empire on Britain Flashcards

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How did the Indian empire mainly help to make Britain richer?

Trade with India brought Britain cheap raw materials and valuable goods to sell, which increased profits and taxes.

Name two goods that Britain imported from India in the 1800s.

Britain imported goods such as tea, cotton, spices, indigo dye and jute from India.

How did the Indian empire help British textile factories?

Raw cotton from India fed British mills, and India was a big market for cloth made in British factories.

How did empire in India create jobs for people in Britain?

It created jobs in shipbuilding, docks, warehouses, banking, trading companies and factories that used Indian goods.

How did trade with India affect British port cities like London and Liverpool?

Ports grew larger, with more docks, warehouses and banks to handle the heavy trade with India.

What was a 'nabob' in 18th- and 19th-century Britain?

A nabob was a Briton who made a large fortune in India and returned home to buy land, big houses and sometimes seats in Parliament.

How did ruling India change the way Britain was governed after 1858?

The British government took direct control of India and created a Secretary of State for India and an India Office in London.

Give two examples of Indian culture that became popular in Britain.

Indian food like curry and words such as bungalow, pyjamas and shampoo became common in Britain.

How did empire in India help Britain seem powerful in the world?

Control of India gave Britain great wealth, a huge market, access to soldiers and a large area on the world map, boosting its status as a world power.

What was one negative effect on Britain of ruling India?

Keeping control of India was costly, as Britain had to pay for troops, wars and defence, and many British soldiers died in conflicts there.

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