Throughout history it always seems that the leader of a country, company, or group always seems to want to expand and control other countries, companies and groups. There are many pluses and minuses to what could be called a “power-craze”. First most countries or people do not enjoy being controlled by others that cause them to change or do things that they are not accustomed to. Second not only do people have to control themselves and keep order but they also have to regulate and control the actions of the people that they are trying to keep dominated under their rule. On the other hand, when in control, the results explain the means. The leader, on the plus side and sometimes the bottom side, gains many things for his country or group such as more people under him and working for him, more accessible trade and therefore have more influence in the world. In the end though the minuses override the pluses and all the work that is put into trying to control is lost. Sometimes there are exceptions. The British East India Company is a fine example of these exceptions. It could be said that Britain and the company were partners in the control and governing of India

The British East India Company was the largest economical and political enterprise that the world had ever come to know. It’s influence affected many people, countries and cultures. They were amongst the first to trade with China. The company’s decisions went all the way across to the Americas, and it could be said that their trading caused the American Revolution. The company also changed India forever. The law, constitution, economy, and culture would never be the same after the company dominated for over 100 years. It also set the stage for Britain’s control of India, or British India, and caused the Britain to rule India for 75 years after the company was dissolved. This will be one of the greatest effects to history that the company has. One of the greatest effect to world history that the company has is the establishment or foundation of Hong Kong and Singapore. These are now some of the largest, and most populated places on the planet and are involved with some of the most important markets in the world today. The British East India Company had a list of accomplishments, but most of all the imperialism of India’s political and economical growth and power.

The company began prospering, by establishing trading posts all over in such places as Madras, Machipatanam, Surat, and in Calcutta. It was at this time that they were rising in their influence and power of the trade of the East Indies. The company and Britain were finding themselves fighting with several countries rivaling for the monopoly of the trade. Portugal, The Netherlands and France were the primary countries that rivaled for the trade market. It was at this time that the trade picked up with the cotton. This was the product that allowed them to open up all these trading posts, because of the incredible want for cotton. This also allowed them to think of other products that they could trade to other countries. Once they had multiple products such as cotton, spices, coffee, silks, porcelain, and tea, the companies trade services increased, because different countries wanted different products and the company offered those products for trade. The need between countries for these products was great enough for them to rise above the Dutch and release their strangle hold on the trading market of the East Indies and India. Then an event happened that allowed them to control the tea trade market. The company began trading with the most isolated nation, China. They brought opium to China and in return received the rights with the Chinese to trade tea for opium. They then set up a trading post in China, this post was one of the first ever in China. These events spread the companies’ interests all over the trade market in many different types of trade. This diversity was also what allowed it to come into power over so many different things, because they had all the most wanted products from India, China, and the East Indies, and many countries had extreme wants of at least one of their products. On the virge of domination the company had an event happen that bumped the company to the top, excluding all the other nations that rivaled for the trade market.

The British East India company had many achievements, events and actions that influenced people, countries, and history. The company was involved in many different actions and events. The company united India with Roads, railways and telegraph, changing its culture forever. An educational system for India was planned out by one of the shareholders, Thomas Babington Macaulay. This system included English speaking schools and universities. They monopolized and controlled India politically a

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