British colonization had great influence on many people in different areas of the world. Their spread of trade, ideas, and government are seen in several developed colonies. India, one of these colonies, experienced significant changes with British colonization. However, the impact of the British also provided negative effects. Socially, economically and politically India would be changed with the arrival of and influence of the British.
In the 1600’s Britain began using India as a trade port and quickly developed it as a central trade center. Before Britain’s presence in India, the country was originally ruled by the Mughal Empire and inhabited by its citizens. Aided by Europe’s presence, the Mughal Empire quickly fell apart and experienced fighting among smaller states. The East India Company established control in 1757 and became a powerful influence, paving the way for future colonization. The colonizers came from Britain and controlled the colony from London and India, though government influence by the British was minimal.
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Improving the education system and implementing their culture became a goal for the British (Rodriguez). Along with education, new laws were put in place for the Indian citizens. Nevertheless, groups rebelled against these new laws and ultimately created more conflict between Britain officials and Indians. Finally, more changes in Indian life came in the area of the economy and taxes. The Indian economy was not allowed to operate independently and heavy taxes were implemented on the people. Also, the East India Company brought with it hope for new trade possibilities and prosperity for India. However, instead of prosperity, famine resulted due to demand for trade products by the East India Company. India was continuously being molded into the perfect colony for Great Britain with the many changes they forced upon the
The British East India Company took over India because of all the resources that they had. when the company made the Indians join a military they rebelled and started firing back at the British and then the company “called” the British government and they came with big guns to take control and regain India for themselves. British imperialism has a negative impact on the politics of india because of the British courts and the government wasn't far toward the indians. British imperialism had a negative impact on the economy of India because the British did not help the environment and they made railroads to take away from the land. British imperialism had a positive impact on the economy of India because the British eliminated highway robberies,
After the Industrial revolution started in Europe the Europeans needed raw material from other countries and from that came the Idea of Imperialism when one country takes over another. Although what the British were doing seemed to be benefiting India was actually doing the opposite. Many things that the Europeans did to India weather it was political, economic, or social the Europeans found ways to have those things benefit the British and very little or not at all to the Indian.
The original motive of the East India company was almost certainly a desire for personal monetary profit, but there were certainly other reasons for the further expansion into India. As the Industrial revolution began in Britain the
British East India Company played a significant yet strange part in the Indian. It was, at its inception, a commercial venture in the history of The British Empire, which was established in the year 1600 in the subcontinent. The main reason for entering the subcontinent was trade, making money and importing spices from South Asia. It was the Portuguese who used all their skills and their navigational technology to enter this great area first, and start trade in the most profitable manner they could. East India Company entered as an early and old-fashioned venture, and conducted a separate business with their private stockholders. Their approach and their trade lasted for many years until year 1657 (Farrington 5), when they made their base
“Englishmen.. have given the people of India the greatest human blessing - peace.” (Dutt). Merely coming to India in the 1600s to trade, the British East India Company established trading outposts. After ridding of French influence in India during the Seven Years’ War and having Indians mutiny against British rule, Britain gained full control of India. India has been under the imperialist control of the British until their independence in 1947. British imperialism caused some negative effects on India through poverty and persecution, but retained more of a positive impact due to its massive improvements in the modernization of India and the overall improvement of Indian civilization.
British imperialism had a negative impact on the politics and economics of india because the British were running the country for their own good and not for the good of the indians. In contrast the British had customs that ultimately ended up benefiting the Indians.
British imperialism lasted for hundreds of years and has had staggering effects in India that we can still see today. Britain initially became interested in India in the 1600’s; the government set up trading posts around the country because it was interested in the raw materials and resources available. At first Britain used indirect rule through Sepoys -- Indian soldiers -- but after the Sepoy Rebellion Britain had to step in to rule directly. Although British imperialism had positive effects such as eradicating immoral customs and paving the way for modern India, it also had numerous negative effects, such as by creating laws to better control Indians which left their government negatively impacted, taking from India with no concern for the
By around the year 1920, The British have taken control of more than 25 percent of the human population. India was one of those colonies. Originally used by the British East India Company for a source of Cotton, Indigo, and Tea, The British took complete Economic, Social, and Political control of India before the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857. With many natural resources and a huge population of potential consumers, India had become the ¨Jewel in the Crown¨ of the British Empire. The administration of India that Britain created was superbly efficient, leading to the construction of massive infrastructure throughout all of India, and the education of some elite class Indians. On the other hand, British rule of India served the needs of the British
The British imperialism is a negative impact on political, economic and social of Indian. The British controlled the government and made the Indians pay unfair taxes, grow cash crops and increased the frequency and severity of famines and manipulation of the cloth market. The British also wouldn’t let all Indians learn English. Why did the British do this to the Indians? The Indians politics had a negative Impact because the British controlled the government and made the Indians pay unfair taxes.
The British originally came in as a decent sized company in East India, but when the sepoys attacked that company, England sent their whole army and navy to get the sepoys under control, but while doing that they also took over all of India. Although economically and socially the Indians did benefit in some ways, the British established a massive infrastructure by controlling India and having a huge political, economic, and social impact on India that helped them more than it helped the Indians.
Would you like if someone came into your house and start changing everything you do? Well, that is what the British did to India but on a bigger scale. The British thought that Indian had a lot of resources, which it did it was called “Jewel in the crown.” So, they came in and started changing their political, economic, and social ways of life. There were some positives and some negative to what happens when the British control India. This was a negative effect of India because they had no responsibility in their government, forced to grow cash crops, and learning the English language. Although I believe it was negative, some people believe it was a positive effect on India.
For approximately two hundred years Britain ruled over India, allowing them almost no control of their own country. This is what imperialism was like for many countries. Initially India was colonized for its natural resources by the East India company but the companies hold on India became compromised after the sepoy rebellion in 1857 so the English government took control in a time of crisis. After decades of British Imperialism India finally gained independence in 1947. Brittain helped develop India by creating a government, education, and millions of jobs, however they negatively affected India by using the government and its powerful army to control and suppress the Indians along with Britain's unfair policies which
For Britain, there was barely a negative side to imperializing in India. British citizen did not change the way they went about their day at all. Prices of goods dropped which, of course made life easy, but nobody lost sleep over the colonization. Britain’s
(doc 6) when the British took out forests (clear cutting) it caused a whole domino effect temperature rose water table dropped and soil became too salty to grow with. In addition British created almost 10,000 miles of railroad within 100 years for quicker transportation (P15), although British actually used railroads to extract goods which then left India(doc3) between a rock and a hard place… they were no longer making enough money some even began to
The British allowed for Indians to get rid of their horrible ways of life. The British forbid slavery which saved many Indians and modernized their civilization even more. It also showed Indians a better way of life. British writer J.A.R Marriott also discussed the positive impact for Indians in his book, the English in India by stating “ India now has improved sanitation and a higher standard for living.” Better sanitation is another way the Indians gained from the British.