The British discovered tea in India
but chose to grow it in a specific region. Why there?

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Assam — the climate and soil produced tea locally, ending Britain’s dependence on Chinese exports. — Robert Bruce found wild tea plants in Assam in 1823. Within decades, tea was Britain’s national drink. Colonial economics disguised as an aesthetic preference.

The British discovered tea in India but chose to grow it in a specific region. Why there?