Britian+starts+rule+Over+India

​ Britain Takes India ​ 

After the Sikh Empire fell the British came right in and conquered them, they added 100,000 miles to their growing empire. The East India Company had started in India in the 16 hundreds but really started to control India. The reason the Brittan was able to conquer such a vast territory was because their many different tribes and no one could understand each other. The main goal for Britain was to make money off of India and The East India Company and set up a new market in India. The leading officials of the company became very rich and powerful. Another thing that Britain did in India was bringing western education and legal procedures. Britain also tried to convert the Indians to Christianity; the British thought that they had the superior to India's religion. Britain also pressed for social change, they worked to end slavery and make the rights of women better.

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