During the late 1800s, the nature of contact with Great Britain and India was that Great Britain ruled India and exported agricultural goods from India to Britain.
<h3>What was India like in the late 1800s?</h3>
During that period, the British had all but solidified their rule and control over India and they used this position to benefit from the nation.
One way they did this was by ensuring that agricultural produce such as tea flowed to Britain in regular fashion regardless of the famines in India.
