1. British In India
The East India Company was originally conceived in September 1599, when a group of London merchants resolved to raise 30,000 for sending ships to the East to collect silks, spices and jewels "upon a purely merchantile bottom." ... Against this turbulent background, the British were free to ply their trade as they wished, selling silver and devices like clocks and firearms in return for cotton, spices, silk, indigo, jewels and opium. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate