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What region did the British colonize?
The Indian subcontinent/ India and Pakistan.
Why did the British first travel to India?
For trading purposes.
Which specific plantations would the East India Company make the Indians work on?
Indigo, coffee and tea.
In what year did Britain colonize India/Pakistan?
1757.
What did the men bring back from India?
Spices, silk, dye and tea.
Which forms of labor would the people of the Indian subcontinent be forced to do?
Mine coal and establish railroads.
What was the name of the company that monopolized and exploited India’s trading?
The East India Company.
What were the obstacles in trading with the Indian subcontinent before?
Distance, safety and expense.
What was the name of the diamond extracted by the British?
Koh-i-noor.
What was this period of rule over the Indian subcontinent known as?
The British Raj.
The collapse of what empire led to more difficulty in trading?
Mongol Empire.
What was the result of the end of British rule?
The partition of the Indian subcontinent.
How long did Britain rule over what is now known as India and Pakistan?
Almost 200 years.
Which was the only trade route not blocked after the fall of the Mongol Empire?
The Silk Road.
Where is the Koh-i-Noor diamond now?
For display on a crown in a London museum.