The British Empire established many private companies to administer colonies and oversea trade, the most famous one is East India Company in India.
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- The first British settlers came to New Zealand in 1840 through ______, and they hoped to start model colonies by planned migration. A: the New Zealand Company B: the British East India Company C: a private immigration agency D: the Dutch East India Company
- Many British colonies demanded and fought for independence. The correct order for the independence is ______. A: India, Burma, , Pakistan B: India, Burma, Egypt C: Pakistan, Egypt, Burma D: Pakistan, Egypt, India
- One of the reasons for the British decline is the loss of its colonies, especially India, which gained its independence in 1947.
- The Indo-European language family consists of________. A: all the languages in Europe and India B: all the languages in India and some languages in Europe. C: most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and India. D: Some of the languages of Europe and all the languages of the Near East
- India used to be a British colony, and many immigrants came to Britain from India in the 1960s.