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1. What do you observe about the number of ships visiting Port Louis in the 18th century in
Table 1?
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2. Name two countries from where the ships came to Ile de France.
3. Name goods that were brought to Ile de France from India and China.
India: ...........................................................................................................................................
China: .........................................................................................................................................
4. Name two countries that provided Ile de France with cereals and other foodstuffs.
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5. Where were the goods that were brought to Ile de France from other countries stored?
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When the British captured Mauritius in 1810, Port Louis remained the capital and an
important trading centre.
British ships coming from Europe and going to India stopped at Port Louis. Goods were sold
and exchanged here. Port Louis became an important business and commercial centre.
It came to be known as ‘the main warehouse on the route to the East’.
Can you find out why?
ACTIVITY 1.7 continued
1.8 port louis during the british period (19 th century)
(i) port louis from 17th century to 19th century
Choose the correct answer from the list to complete the given timeline.
An example is provided.
(ii) port louis: past and present
Find out a few important activities carried out in
Port Louis today. Make a list of these activities.
Compare them with the activities carried out in
Port Louis in the past.
Note the similarities and differences. Prepare a
poster titled Port Louis: Past and Present
ACTIVITY 1.8
17th century
19th century
18th century
1. Shops full of valuable
goods from India and China
2. Main Port of Ile de France
3. Port Louis named
Noord Wester Haven
4. Main warehouse on the route
to the East
5. Port Louis used as Naval Base
6. Workers and skilled craftsmen
brought to develop Port Louis
7. Shipyards built
Main Port of Ile de France
Be creative and make use
of a variety of colours to
highlight the various
sections in your poster.