Question

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions
The Nawab complains (Source 2)
In 1733 the Nawab of Bengal said this about the English traders:
When they first came into the country, they petitioned the then government in a
humble manner for liberty to purchase a spot of ground to build a factory house upon,
which was no sooner granted but they built a strong fort, surrounded it with a ditch
which has communication with the river and mounted a great number of guns upon
the walls. They have enticed several merchants and others to go and take protection
under them and they collect a revenue which amounts to Rs 100, 000 … they rob,
plunder and carry great number of the king’s subjects of both sexes into slavery into
their own country …

What was the intention of the English traders initially when they first came into our country?
What adjectives would you use to describe the English traders when they came
to take permission for trade in India?
c) How did their activities divert later on? (List them out in proper order)

Answer 1

1. when they first came into the country they come with the intension of purchase a ground and make there a factory just like trading