Transport vessels for the British Government's importation of rice from Bengal (1800–1802)
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Transport vessels for the British Government's importation of rice from Bengal (1800–1802)
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Weather-induced crop failures in Britain in 1799 and 1800 forced the British Government to import rice from Bengal to counter popular unrest. The wheat harvests of 1799 and 1800 were about one-half and three-quarters of the average, respectively. The price of bread rose sharply, leading to bread riots; some of the rioters invoked the French Revolution. Because the British East India Company (EIC) had a legal monopoly on all trade between Britain and India, the Government had to have the EIC enga
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