Question

how did English made cotton textile industries ousted Indian goods from their traditional markets?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Very high duties were imposed on Indian textiles imported into Britain. English-made cotton textiles ousted Indian goods from their traditional markets in Africa, America, and Europe. An export promotion obligation was imposed on domestic cotton textiles in India which increased imports at the expense of exports.

Answer 2

• Importing of Indian Textiles into Britain now became increasingly difficult because of the heavy duties imposed on the Indian Textiles imported into Britain.

• The Indian Textiles had to compete with English made cotton textiles in America and Europe.

• By the beginning of the 19th century, English made cotton textile successfully ousted Indian Textiles from their traditional markets in Africa, Europe and America.

• Thousands of weavers were thrown out of employment. The Bengal weavers were the worst hit.

• The English and European companies stopped buying Indian textiles and their agents no longer have out advances to weavers to secure the supply. Distressed weavers wrote petitions to the Government to help them.

• The Indian Textile Industry faced many problems. It found it difficult to compete with the cheap textiles imported from Britain.

• By the 1830s, the British made cotton textiles flooded the Indian Markets. By the 1880s, ⅔ of the clothes worn by Indians were made from textile imported from Britain.

• In many countries, The Government supported industrialization by imposing heavy duties on imports. This reduced the competition and protected Infant Industries.