British Colonization of India

Colonization of India primarily started with the East India Trading Company that was formed by British traders to trade with India. To build and maintain armies in India it was important that godowns, dockside warehouses, were protected to continue the trading process. As countries fought, British traders seized the opportunity to use Indian soldiers to slowly gain control of India. Their army became successful and skilled whereas Indian kings had weak armies. As Indian kings started to lose power, the British started seizing power of vast majorities in India.

The British also cleverly let vendors, like cotton and silk ones, trade their goods at a price that they made up. If you sold something to anyone other than the British, you were punished. This allowed Britain to control the financial/economic state of India. Since cotton was at popular demand in England, British traders decreased the price of cotton but doubled the work for the Indian people. Soldiers and the regular citizens of India were considered complete slaves to the British. On the positive side, the British traders brought technology to India, which was a benefit for communication throughout the colony.