Q1.In which region was wheat cultivation expanded by the British?

Q2.In which regions was cotton cultivation expanded by the British?

Q3.What did the British realise about the countryside besides yielding revenue?

Q4.Which plant was used to produce the blue dye commonly called indigo?

Q5.Which country was the biggest supplier of indigo in the world during the nineteenth century?

Q6.By which century was Indian indigo being used by cloth manufacturers in Italy, France and Britain?

Q7.Which plant did European cloth manufacturers depend on to make violet and blue dyes before indigo became widely available?

Q8.Where was woad grown in Europe?

Q9.Why did woad producers in Europe pressurise their governments to ban the import of indigo?

Q10.Which colour did indigo produce compared to woad?