World history/WHME101/Global trade/The impact of trade

Reading

Read Chapter four, pages 246-307 of Khan's volume. As you read, consider the following questions:

• How did the East India trade impact England politically?
• How did the East India trade impact England economically?

Shafaat Khan, The East India Trade in the XVIIth Century: In Its Political and Economic Aspects, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1923, pp. 246-307.

The East India trade fundamentally changed England during this period. Share your thoughts about its impact on WEnotes below:

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