The Establishment Of Authority And Influence Over Territories

The British East India Company was a private company. It was formed by Queen Elizabeth I. The point of creating the British East India Company was to trade with rich kingdoms in asia. This was also for the British overthrow in India. The company was a negative part of imperialism in India. This is because if there was never a British East India Company, British imperialism would not have existed in India. The people who brought Queen Elizabeth I to the idea of this company, thought there was a lack of pepper and other spices. In the article, British East India Company, it states, “A group of London businessmen first petitioned Elizabeth I for an exclusive charter to trade with the Orient in 1599. They were driven by the increasing demand in Europe for pepper and other spices, and for fine fabrics, which could be obtained in India.” (ABC-Clio.com) Meaning, they wanted more spices in England. As being, India was known for its spices. This proves, that the British East India Company wanted to trade with India. This being a negative for India because, the British also want to overthrow

Throughout the age of discovery and exploration Britain established colonies and took control over India, Britain took control in the 17th century and extended their power over India into the 20th century where it ended[6]. British presence in India lasted centuries and took its toll on India. Although many positive outcomes came from British imperialism in India, the negative outcomes outweighed these. The negative effects had a greater impact on the lives of Indian people of all classes than any of the advantages. The disregard for the wellbeing of India and the exploitation of its people resulted in great tragedies.

“Foreign trade, were carried by pack trains (yaks, mules, and horses) across the windswept plateau and over difficult mountain passes.” This meant that like India they also had trouble of their goods being transported. In the third paragraph mentioned boat transporting was cut down of three weeks and with that caused a lot of problem and Tibet had worse transportation wonder how that would be handled. After analyzing these facts of imperialism it demonstrates how imperialism was the most important cause of the Indian Independence movement.

The British began to Imperialize more nations during their industrial revolution, this was because they needed more natural resources to fuel their growth. India was the “Jewel in the Crown” for Britain, they referred to India as this because it was their most valuable colony. India got this title because they were not only profitable, but they were a major supplier of the raw materials needed for the industrial revolution. This scenario

The British imperialized India to impose their language and culture, and exploit India’s precious resources. The British wanted to take India and combine the two countries, as this would result in a much larger and stronger Britain. They chose India as they knew the country was in a weak state, improving the British’s chances to regulate them. However, in the process to this domination, Britain interfered India in various ways. Britain disrupted India’s economy, regulated trade, caused a famine, took loads of money in goods, controlled India’s government, and caused mass amounts of racism within the country. India’s potential in trade and market caught the eye of the British whose interest was rapidly growing in their economy. Initially, the

India a country whose population is only surpassed by that of China’s, was colonized in the 1750s by the British who were seeking to further expand their global empire and grow their wealth but cared little if at all for the people 's lives that were impacted by their colonization. Peter Marshall a renowned professor, author, and historian wrote an article discussing the colonization of India by Britain which provided information regarding the East India Company and British expansion in the region. According to Marshall, “The East India Company was one of the largest and most powerful companies in the world from 1750 to the late 1800s” and then went on to say, “Its primary function as a company was to serve as a monopoly of all the English trade made in Asia” (Marshall). The Company’s expansion into India allowed for Britain’s government to easily access India’s resources. It also enabled Britain’s

The idea of expansion and migrating to other territories in search of quest and conquer has been prevalent in history time period after time period. There were the powerful militaries who came to a territory and conquered and prospered in wealth because of their strength and power. While there were other groups have failed to do such task. As time went on historians defined the task of extended a country 's power through force of diplomacy or military power as imperialism. Imperialism has been the most dominant powerful force in the last four to five centuries in civilization. Imperialism has formed civilizations in entire continents while pushing out the indigenous people and destroying other civilizations in the meantime. In this case, we look at whether the factors of economics was or was not the primary reason for British Imperialism.

The first way that the British laid the foundations for their eventual colonial rule in India was by establishing certain coastal factories in India. These centers had locals working and gathering resources for the British company, which in my opinion, created a sense of the local Indian people being subordinate to the British from the start, as the Indians were providing their own resources for the benefit of the British. Additionally, the taking of the three capitals allowed the British to make their presence known to the Indians, as well as spread their influence. Moreover, the strength of the British military was very appealing to the Indian rulers. The Indian rulers valued the British military because of their strength which meant that they could hold off enemies. Also, the Indians were amazed by the loyalty the British had to their home country, making them appealing.

Even though the british did many negative things in india imperialism was mostly positive because modern technology was created in India, education increased and many new jobs were created all during imperialism in India. The first positive point of imperialism in India is modern technology. One huge part of modern technology in India is the new railways built by 1853 in India.This helped the indians with transportation and trading all over India. They were now able to travel to different parts of India since india is very big with out railways it would take a long time to travel to a different part of india. Brand new telegraphs were created in India which meant that they could communicate faster with other countrys or even states in india . Brand new telegraphs

Birth of Empire showed the history, influences, successes, and failures of the East India Company. Queen Elizabeth the First established a royal charter in London and granted a monopoly on trade with the East. It was a time of speculation, profit, enterprise, and competition for Britain; little did they know this action would make Britain great and London the richest city worldwide. London merchants arrived on India’s coast to trade and progressively built a commercial enterprise to export goods to Britain. The company searched for a secure base for trade and began trading in South India. India was the jewel in the company’s crown and the company became one of the most powerful empires in history.

Since their products were not as economically developed as its Eastern counterparts, there were not granted access into the rich markers; they were not able to use force to obtain a foothold as the Portuguese did, since their military power was still only just being rebuilt after the catastrophe of the Black Death. Hence, the only way the British were able obtain admission into the Indian market was with permission from Mughal authorities, and with the use of significant payments and bribes. A wall painting illustrated on page 609 of the textbook, entitled The East Offering Its Riches to Britannia portrays the three East India companies offering their gifts to a ruler; the ruler is turned away with his chin up, showing a lack of interest. It was in this way that one is reminded of past systems of trade, such as the tribute system in China which required non-Chinese authorities to recognize China’s superiority and pay their respect with ritual bowings and products of value from their countries. In return, the ruler would decide if they would be allowed to trade in China’s rich and exciting markets. Therefore, by assimilating into older patterns and by being forced to show their inferiority to the Mughals, the British East Indian Company was granted access to the

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Hello I am Saanvi and my husband Hiran is an Indian sepoy. We live in India, the most valuable colony in the most powerful empire- the british. The east India company grew and conquered much of Asia. The east india company had merchants and members of the nobility that could pool their money and send ships to Asia in search of valuable cargoes of spices, silk, tea, and other goods. This company was led by Robert Clive. Clive and other members of this company took all of our money. Eventually this company raised an army that eliminated the French in the subcontinent. They used the Mughal Empire to establish administrators throughout, the relied on people like my husband- sepoys to do their work. My husband and I knew we were about to witness

Although, they are trying to expand territory to govern diverse peoples. The Mughal Empire’s weak leadership and religiously intolerance impeded their development as an Empire. Ultimately, their lack of leadership led the British East India company to adopt a great deal of land in India. This also led to Mughal India becoming a British colony. The state of Mughal India at the end of the modern period is extinct because they decided to colonize with Britain.

The arrival of the British hastened the decline of the Mogul Empire. The British along with other Europeans began to control Indian territories, trade routes, and internal affairs.The British established the East India Company, a private company empowered by the British Crown to act on its behalf. By 1650, British trading forts had been established at Surat, Fort William and Chennai. Contested by the French, the British fought the french in gaining prominence over the spice trade in India, while consolidating British control in Bengal. The British eventually won over the French and Indian rulers and controlled the majority of trade and territory in India. The British also attained power to collect taxes from lands in the area surrounding Calcutta.