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The British East India Company

Colonization Colonizing India supplied Europe with Raw Materials Sugar, Tea, Poppies, cotton, silk Markets for Exports This exchange linked the economies, cultures and people of India and Britain

Vasco da Gama Arrived in India in 1498 Established a sea route from Europe to India Opened the door for the Dutch British Portuguese French

Mughal Empire Founded in 1526 CE Peaked in early 1700’s Prospered because of European trade Steady decline in 1800’s due to internal power struggles opened door for European colonization

British East India Company 1600 Queen Elizabeth grants charter Exclusive right to trade between England and the East Indies Took advantage of the decline of the Mughal Empire Established settlements in India Textile centers

Great Rebellion of 1857 British East India Company loses control of India after the Sepoy rebellion brought on by the British East India Company’s mismanagement of the territiry

British Raj Raj is Hindi for Rule Britain takes control of India from the B.E.I.C. and turns it over to the British Crown Britain Controls India through civil servants located throughout the country

Railroad Chennai Central Railroad Station commissioned in 1873 By 1910 India had the 4th largest railway system in the world

Question? Why did the British want a railroad connecting all of India? Practical Reasons? Symbolic Reasons?