Trade+and+Colonization

Why has India been an important center of trade? By the 1st century BCE, a series of sea and land routes throughout India

What importance did spices play in the development of trade? What eventually ended the European demand for Indian spices? Demand for spices used in seasoning and preservation in the West spurred trade with India for cardamom, ginger, turmeric, saffron, nutmeg, and clove. By the 19th century, the spread of spice plants to other areas of the world and the development of artificial refrigeration led to a decline in the overall need for India spices. vghh

What was the significance of Vasco da Gama's arrival in Calicut? In 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrived in Calicut, on the southwest coast of India, and became the first person to navigate a sea route from Europe to India, forever changing the world economy.

Who did the British East India Company employ to assist the company in its domination of India? By 1765, the Company had acquired control of the revenue systems of Bengal, Orissa, and Bihar, on India's east coast, and became the largest territorial power in India.

How might people of the United States react to a corporation being given the authority to govern another country? they were not pleased because they all loosing profit fro trade.

Why did the British push the development of railroads in India? What was the practical and symbolic nature of a British controlled railroad system in India? It became an administrative and commercial capital of the British East India Company.

Why is the bureaucracy the British created to control India considered impressive? **The British** East **India** Company and the French Company both tried to consolidate power through **control** of the local princes.

Why did the British allow the Indian National Congress to start meeting? From its foundation on 28 December 1885 till the time of independence of **India** on August 15, 1947, **the Indian National Congress** was the largest and most prominent **Indian** public organization, and central and defining influence of **the Indian** Independence Movement.

Evaluate the new power of British Empire after the defeat of the French in India, North America, and Europe in 1763.