During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, how did India's traditional trade patterns change?
A) India turned inward and abandoned the Indian Ocean trade in favor of internal trade.
B) The East India Company retreated from Bengal, ending years of lucrative tax collection.
C) The East India Company sponsored scholarship to encourage Indians to adopt laissez-faire philosophy.
D) India became an importer of British goods such as cotton textiles, and an exporter of raw materials.

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India's traditional trade patterns changed as it became an importer of British goods, notably cotton textiles, and an exporter of raw materials, reflecting the colonial economic policies of the time.

During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, How Did India's Traditional