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'By the end of the 18th century, the demand for Indian indigo grew further'.

Mention the reasons.

Solution

The reasons are mentioned below:

(i)Britain began to industrialise, and its cotton production expanded dramatically, creating an enormous new demand for cloth dyes.

(ii)While the demand for indigo increased, its existing supplies from the West Indies and America collapsed for a variety of reasons.

(iii)Between 1783 and 1789 the production of indigo in the world fell by half. Cloth dyers in Britain now desperately looked for new sources of indigo supply.

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