Colonial economy bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Bengal's famed cotton textile.

   Item

   Muslin

2. Clue

   Rent-collecting land system.

   Item

   Zamindari

3. Clue

   Steel company of 1907.

   Item

   TISCO

4. Clue

   Waterway opened in 1869.

   Item

   Suez Canal

5. Clue

   First count of British India.

   Item

   Census 1881

6. Clue

   Drained India's wealth.

   Item

   Export surplus

7. Clue

   Industries making machine tools.

   Item

   Capital goods

8. Clue

   Called Bengal richer than Egypt.

   Item

   Bernier

9. Clue

   Finest muslin.

   Item

   Malmal

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation