Question

How did the british start the tea plantations in assam?

Answer 1

The same plants had long been cultivated by the Singphos tribe of Assam, and chests of tea supplied by the tribal ruler Ningroola. In the early 1820s, the British East India Company began large-scale production of tea in Assam, India, of a tea variety traditionally brewed by the Singpho people

Answer 2

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(i) In the late 18th century, the English East India Company was buying tea and silk from China for sale in England.

(ii) As tea became a popular English drink, the tea trade became more and more important.

(iii) In 1785, about 15 million pounds of tea was being imported into England.

(iv) By 1830, the figure had jumped over 30 million pounds.

(v) In fact, the profits of the East India Company began to depend on the tea trade.