Industrialisation in the Colonies


 
 
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Industrialisation in the Colonies

Industrialisation in the Colonies: British colonies like India industrialised with the development of factory industries and non-mechanised sector. Textile industries have major role in the industrialization of India. Before the age of machines , silk and cotton goods from india dominated the international market in textiles . Coarser cottons were produced in m,any countries , but the finer varieties often came from India .

A vibrant sea trade operated through the main pre colonial ports . Surat on the gujarat coast connected india to the Gulf & Red Sea Ports . Masulipatam on the Coromandel coast and Hoogly in Bengal had trade links with southeast Asian ports . 

 

 
 


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