Question

•"why did British force Indian farmers to grow commercial crops ?"
Please answer and explain it's very important and urgent....... ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Britishers were the colonial masters of the subcontinent and ruled it for 200 years the colonial experiment begin with the advent of the of the English East Indian company in the 1600 as they begin trading activities in India and their sole purpose for profit this continue till 1857 after the anti British revolt in 1857 the rule of the company came to an end and India was put under the direct control of the British crown under Queen Victoria however the trading and commercial activities did take place force 1857 the Britishers were made interested in getting the raw material from India and products is indigo was one of them they also encouraged Indian farmers to grow cash crops like tea jute adjective which was based on their profit motive indigo was a type of Indian die and was in high demand in Britain at that time so the British force the Indian farmers to grow indigo even there was the revolt against indigo plantation no as the indigo revolt .