- Give four examples of products/goods/raw materials that came from the empire, where they came from and why they were important:
- Tropical colonies like South Africa produced goods that weren’t available in Britain such as sugar, coffee, cocoa, groundnuts, copra and palm oil.
- Tea in India was important as it became most popular British drink by 20th
- In 1854, value was £24,000 by 1876, it was £2,429,000.
- Cotton from India also important as it was often used to convert goods to sell back to colonies.
- In 1854, value was £1,642,000. In 1876, it was £5,875,000.
- Plantations built in India to grow products. Workers were often underpaid.
- In 1854, value was £1,642,000. In 1876, it was £5,875,000.
Gold discovery in Transvaal was significant as it caused influx of migrants (near 30,000 from Cornwall) into region, securing British interests.