India

**__ India __** []
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 * The British began colonizing India at the beginning of the 1600's
 * British East India Company set up trading posts at Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta
 * India had a lot of potential to help Britain because of their raw materials needed for the British industry and had millions of people for a large market
 * Major supplier of raw materials such as coal, cotton, indigo and opium
 * Britain considered India the brightest "jewel in the crown" because it was Britain's most valuable colony
 * To make sure Britain had control of India they set restrictions for example they made Indians grow cash crops resulting in famines
 * Due to the Indians feelings of hatred towards the British they rebelled, this was known as the Sepoy Mutiny (Indians were known as sepoys)
 * The railroads in India allowed better communication and a modern economy
 * Robert Clive was the British leader who led the troops to take over India