Question

1) How did the British control Indian native rulers

Answer 1

Answer:

The British presence in India began through trade. Men like Robert Clive, of the British East India Company, combined military prowess with a ruthless ambition, and became fabulously wealthy. With wealth came power, and traders took control of huge swaths of India.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

y the 1750s, this had changed and the balance of power had shifted in favour of the British.

The British presence in India began through trade.

Men like Robert Clive, of the British East India Company, combined military prowess with a ruthless ambition, and became fabulously wealthy.

With wealth came power, and traders took control of huge swaths of India.

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