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What was the British East India Company? What was their goal in India? What did they trade?

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What was the British East India Company's goal in India and what did they trade? They wanted to make money for the company's share holders. They traded cotton, silk, indigo, saltpeter (chemical used in gun powder), and tea. How were the British initially treated by the Mughal government in India.

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The East India Company, also known as the Honourable East India Company, East India Trading Company, the English East India Company, or the British East India Company, wanted to make money for the company's share holders. They traded cotton, silk, indigo, saltpeter chemical used in gun powder, and tea.

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