Question

Write in detail about the plantation industries.

Answer 1

1. The plantation industry was the first to attract the Europeans. This provides jobs on large scale.
2. In reality, it could meet the increasing demands for tea, coffee, and indigo by the British Society.
3. The Assam Tea Company was founded in 1839.
4. Coffee plantations also started simultaneously.
5. As the tea plantation was the most important industry of Eastern India, coffee plantation became the center of activities in South India.
6. The Third important plantation, which gave birth to factory was jute.
7. All these Industries were controlled by many former employees of the British East India Company.