1. Opium was primarily known for medical properties and used in minuscule quantities for certain types of medicine.

    Opium was primarily known for medical properties and used in minuscule
    quantities for certain types of medicine.

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  2. They could buy tea only by paying in silver coins or bullion, it was an overflow of treasure from England, a matter of great concern.

    They could buy tea only by paying in silver coins or bullion, it was an overflow
    of treasure from England, a matter of great concern.

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  3. Indigo, opium, sugarcane, cotton, jute, wheat and several other crops were produced to feed the population of urban Europe and Lancashire and Manchester in England.

    Indigo, opium, sugarcane, cotton, jute, wheat and several other crops were
    produced to feed the population of urban Europe and Lancashire and
    Manchester in England.

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  4. The British saw land revenue as a major source of government income. To build this income, efforts were made to impose a regular: system of land revenue, increase revenue rates and expand areas under cultivation.

    The British saw land revenue as a major source of government income. To
    build this income, efforts were made to impose a regular: system of land
    revenue, increase revenue rates and expand areas under cultivation.

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  5. Ordinary duststorms became black blizzards only because the entire landscape had been ploughed over, stripped of all grass that held the soil together.

    Ordinary duststorms became black blizzards only because the entire
    landscape had been ploughed over, stripped of all grass that held the soil
    together.

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