British Occupation of India led to a Negative Effect

The British first entered India when it was under the Mughal rule in the late 1500's and the early 1600's. The Mughal rule was rising and so they openly welcomed these western traders. But by the 1700's, the Mughal rule declined and the British East India Company (BEIC) had established themselves in India and immediately started taking over the little kingdoms that had formed. By 1820 they had control of nearly half of India. They converted it into a colony and treated the people like their slaves. Due many negative effects of this imperialism the Indian public rebelled against the mightie…