Question

How did chartered companies help the British government take control of

India?
O A. They overthrew Mughal leaders throughout India.
• B. They organized boycotts of Indian products.
• C. They helped Mughal leaders improve the Indian economy.
• D. They convinced France to join Great Britain's invasion of India.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) they overthrew Mughal leaders throughout India.

Chartered companies helped the British government take control of India in that they overthrew Mughal leaders throughout India.

In this case, we are talking about the East India Company. After the death of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 AD, the once-powerful Mughal Empire started to decline. The war for succession and internal rebellions in the Empire ended up weakening the Mughals. In the 1630s, the British company established the first factory in Surat. Then in 1639, the same happened in Madras, followed by Bombay and Calcutta in 1669.