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The American Civil War resulted in the reduction of cotton exports from India.

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The above statement is False.
The American Civil War did not result in the reduction of cotton exports from India; rather, it resulted in an increase in cotton exports from India to Britain. Because of the Civil War in America, the cotton supplies from the US to Britain were disrupted. The British had to turn to India to meet the cotton supplies for their industry. The requirement for cotton by Britain’s industries increased the prices of raw cotton in India as this period witnessed an increase in raw cotton exports from India to Britain. There was not a sufficient supply of raw cotton for the cotton weavers of India due to increased exports from India. As a result, the cotton weavers of India paid exorbitant prices for buying raw cotton, and their weaving activities became difficult to sustain.
The correct statement would be that the American Civil War resulted in an increase in cotton exports from India to Britain.

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