Question

Describe the colonial urban development.

Answer 1

Instructions:
You can write the answer to this question by describing the following various urban centres that developed during the British period and the key features of these urban centres:

• Development of port cities with trade.
• Development of cantonments for stationing military.
• Development of hill stations for health and recreational purposes and
• Development of railways towns with railways.

Solution:

• There were mainly four types of urban centres which were developed during the British rule namely, port cities, cantonment towns, hill stations, and railway towns.
• The port cities were the ports which played a crucial role in trade and were later used by the British for setting up their factories.
• The cantonment towns were capitals which were used by the British for stationing their armies and later developed into towns.
• The hill stations were social spaces which were located on the hill and used by the British for the purpose of recovery and recreation. The hill station was also used to defend against armies, guard frontiers, and launch campaigns.
• The railway towns were the towns which developed with the introduction of railways and were located on plains.