Answer:
"The British Presence in India in the 18th Century. At the start of the 18th century, the East India Company's presence in India was one of trade outposts. But by the end of the century, the Company was militarily dominant over South India and rapidly extending northward."
"Expansion of British Rule under Lord Wellesley ( 1798 –1805): The next large-scale expansion of British rule in India occurred during the Governor-Generalship of Lord Wellesley who came to India in 1798 at a time when the British were locked in a life-and- death struggle with France all over the world."
"The British East India Company came to India as traders in spices, a very important commodity in Europe back then as it was used to preserve meat. Apart from that, they primarily traded in silk, cotton, indigo dye, tea and opium. They landed in the Indian subcontinent on August 24, 1608, at the port of Surat."
Had to Google some answers, but I wanted multiple so you'd have more than one to choose from and could make up your own answer out of them too.
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