Question

Explain the effects of colonialism on indian trade and changes in the indian trade patterns the effect the trading system?​

Answer 1

Positive Effects of Colonialism:

1. Sense of nationalism arised in citizens because previously every citizen was loyal to their own state.
2. Railways network.
3. Post and telegraph
4. Introduced uniform governance.
5. Government of India act 1935, major portion of present Constitution is taken from it.

Negative Effects of Colonialism:

1. Drain of wealth, they were purely looting the economic wealth of our country.
2. Peasants were tortured for tax.
3. Corruption in administration.
4. Educated indians were not given high post in army,administration.
5. Artisan's, handicrafts man ,nobles lost their jobs because rulers were their patrons after annexing state there was no ruler so.