Did Britain's colonial rule over India begin with colonial expansion?

From the17th century, Britain actively colonized and expanded overseas. /kloc-in 0/600, London merchants formed the British East India Company, and soon formed the London Company and Portsmouth Company, and began to colonize Asia and America. In 100 years, Britain controlled many colonial strongholds in India and gained a firm foothold. At the same time, the British London Company began to immigrate to North America in 1607, and established the first colony in Virginia. 1620, the immigrants organized by Portsmouth Company arrived in North America, laying the foundation for another colony-Massachusetts. By 1930s, Britain had established 13 colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America. In addition, it also seized many islands in the West Indies.

/kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, Britain began to concentrate on invading India. 16 13 established a trading stronghold in surat on the west coast of India, and then successively acquired Madras, Kolkata and Mumbai on the east and west coasts, thus expanding to other parts of India. In North America, in addition to the 13 colony, the Hudson Bay area in northern Canada also belongs to Britain, and in the Caribbean, Britain also occupies Bermuda and Jamaica.

France's colonial expansion was as early as the first half of16th century, and France also explored new sea routes. The navigator Jacques Cartier sailed along Capote's route and reached the St. Lawrence River valley in North America, but failed to find a route to Asia or India. French colonial activities in North America, like Britain, began at the beginning of17th century. After decades of development, France has controlled a vast area from the St. Lawrence River to the Mississippi River.

/kloc-in 0/600, the king of France allowed French companies to establish settlements and trade in the St. Lawrence river basin. A few years later, Quebec City was established as a fur trading center, and then Montreal City was established. Along the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes, France established a huge colony called New France. French colonists traded furs with Indians for huge profits. They explored the Great Lakes region and tried to sail along the Mississippi River. 1682, they went south along the river and reached the estuary. France declared this large area a colony and called it Louisiana. In the West Indies, France later occupied some islands such as Haiti.

France has also set up many companies to colonize and expand the East. France occupied Madagascar in East Africa. 1673, the French East India Company established a colonial stronghold on the east coast of India for local governance. A few years later, it pushed the colonial power northward to Bangladesh and established another colonial stronghold, Chandnagar. French colonists also hired Indians to organize troops and seize territory, which was once powerful.