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Competencies
C-2.3
• Critical thinking
• Information literacy
• Creativity
21st CENTURY SKILLS
• AIL
5 Struggle for
• Love for one’s country
Freedom in India
Warm Up
Who ruled India during 19th century?
1. 2. 3.
In the past, India was well-known in the world for textiles, silk, jewellery,
handicrafts and spices. The Romans, Greeks and Arabs used to trade
with India. In the 16th century, traders from Portugal, Holland, France
and England started visiting India. Each one of them wanted to make
the maximum profit.
They fought among themselves to control
the trade. Finally, the British won over the
other European countries and established
the British East India Company in 1600.
The company got the exclusive rights from
Queen Elizabeth to trade in the east. They
bought goods at a cheap rate and sold them
at a high rate in Europe. Headquarters of the British East India
Company in England
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