Do Now: Define the following terms: Colony Imperialism Social Darwinism Racism

Aim: How did Britain use Indian Territory to make profit? Date: January 4, 2017

The British East India Company What’s been going on? The British East India Company A privately owned company which was established to create profitable trade with countries in the region of Asia called the "East Indies". Granted a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth in 1600, it became one of the most powerful business organizations in the world by keeping a monopoly on the importation (the taking in) of exotic goods (notably cotton, tea, and silk) from India into Britain. It also maintained a military, which was used in many cases to enforce laws in Indian territories. Then... In 1757, Robert Clive led East India Company troops in a victory over Indian forces allied with the French at the Battle of Plassey. Until 1858, the East India Company was the leading power in India.

British Expand Control over India Circle the following countries on your map that the East India Company took over: Goa, Bombay, Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Circle the entire Ganges River. Eventually the East india company grew and governed most of modern Bangladesh, southern india, and almost all of the territory along the Ganges River in the North.

The East India Company Britain’s “Jewel in the Crown” India was Britain’s greatest take over because: Had 300 million people Was a major supplier of raw materials (cotton, tea, and silk, and spices) The British set up restrictions so that India could not be self-sufficient: India could produce raw materials for Britain to use, and must buy British goods. India companies could NOT compete with British companies. Cheap cloth and clothes from England eliminated the indian market and local producers. The East India Company Dominates The British government kept an eye on the East India company but did not interfere too much. The company had its own army of British soldiers and sepoys, which were indian soldiers. Sepoys were known as “delicate and dangerous machines, which a little mismanagement may easily turn against us” - (Mountstuart Elphinstone)

British Colonialism Impact of Colonialism Negatives: The british held most of the political and economic power. Restricted Indian-owned businesses. Cash crops resulted in loss of local businesses. Missionaries and the racist attitude of most British officials threatened traditional Indian life. Positives: India had the world's largest railroad network. Telephone and telegraph lines, dams, bridges, and irrigation canals. Sanitation and public health improved. Schools and Colleges were founded, and literacy increased. British troops cleared central India of bandits and put an end to local warfare. British Colonialism British Transport Trade Goods The creation of a railroad in India helped the British move goods from plantation to factory and factories to markets. Plantation Factory Market Crops: Tea, Indigo, coffee, cotton, and jute. 2. However, another crop was opium: The british shipped opium to China and exchanged it for Tea, which was then sold in England.

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