Eic Flashcards
In 1745 Robert clive‘s father set him to India to work for the eic Clive fought at arcot to relieve Calcutta Clive sainted the eic army won a big battle in arcot and plassey in 1757 a assault of plassey mirsafer became the new ruler of bengal but the eic heid the real power a massive rebellion broke out there actions were inspired a string of rebellion
India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire.
As well as spices, jewels and textiles, India had a huge population. Soldiering was an honourable tradition in India and the British capitalised on this. They regimented India’s manpower as the backbone of their military power.
Some English merchants started the eic in 1600. they started trading in bases at Bombay madras and Calcutta. The company was not Interested in taking over land. The death of the Mughal emperor auragezb led to a power vacuum. Wars broke out. The eic helped the prince win the battles in return they were alouwed to trade with them. If they failed to keep the side of the deal the eic would take over. This is how the eic took over large areas of India
Africa- the British managed to take control of 16 areas of theis huge sentient between 1880 and 1900
Australia- captain cook reached this island in 1770. the British stated using it as a prison from 1788
Canada- seized from the French in 1759. many British people emigrated their soon after
India- was by many as Britanis number one colony often known as the jewel in the crown.
New Zealand- became part of the British empire in 1840
West Indies- many black Africans were transported to this group of islands to work as slaves for British settlers
4 ways Brittany benefited from having an empire
They seemed like a threat as they had lots of power
They could get food from other countries
Trading was easy as they had lots of allies they could trade with
During war they had aliens that could help them
Empire
A major political unit having a territory of great
extent or a number of territories or peoples under a
single sovereign authority especially : one having
an emperor as chief of state.
Colony
A colony is a country or area under the full or
partial political control of another country, typically
a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that
country.
