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History Practice Quiz 158
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Q1.By which century did European cloth producers persuade their governments to relax the ban on indigo import?
Explanation: By the seventeenth century, European cloth producers persuaded their governments to relax the ban on indigo import.
Q2.Where did the French begin cultivating indigo in the Caribbean islands?
Explanation: The French began cultivating indigo in St Domingue in the Caribbean islands.
Q3.Where did the Portuguese cultivate indigo?
Explanation: The text states 'the Portuguese in Brazil' cultivated indigo.
Q4.Where did the English cultivate indigo?
Explanation: The text states 'the English in Jamaica' cultivated indigo.
Q5.Where did the Spanish cultivate indigo?
Explanation: The text states 'the Spanish in Venezuela' cultivated indigo.
Q6.Between which years did the production of indigo in the world fall by half?
Explanation: Between 1783 and 1789, the production of indigo in the world fell by half.
Q7.What caused the collapse of indigo supplies from the West Indies and America?
Explanation: Its existing supplies from the West Indies and America collapsed for a variety of reasons.
Q8.What did the Company in India do to meet the rising demand for indigo in Europe?
Explanation: The Company in India looked for ways to expand the area under indigo cultivation.
Q9.In which century did indigo cultivation in Bengal expand rapidly?
Explanation: The source states: 'From the last decades of the eighteenth century, indigo cultivation in Bengal expanded rapidly.'
Q10.What percentage of indigo imported into Britain was from India in 1788?
Explanation: The source says: 'In 1788, only about 30 per cent of the indigo imported into Britain was from India.'
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