Question

5 causes of expansion of bombay in 19th century...❤️ fast!

Answer 1

Caused are
1) they were many jobs for youth so many people settle there.
2) there were many ports established by East India Company.
3) by the mid 19th century Bombay had developed into one of the most important ports and trading centres in India.
4 because of the growth of trade in cotton and opium.
5 Bombay dominated the maritime trade of India

Answer 2

(i) With the growth of trade in cotton and opium, large communities of traders and bankers as well as artisans and shopkeepers came to settle in Bombay.

(ii) The establishment of textile mills led to a fresh surge in migration. Large numbers flowed in from the nearby district of Ratnagiri to work in the Bombay mills.

(iii) Bombay dominated the maritime trade of India till well into the twentieth century.

(iv) It was also at the junction head of two major railways. The railways encouraged an even higher scale of migration into the city.

(v) Famine in the dry regions of Kutch drove large numbers of people into Bombay in 1888-89.