chartered companies 1857-1890

Question 1

name all the chartered companies britian had between 1857-1890?

Answer 1

the east indian comapny, the royal niger company,imperial british east africa company,De beers consolidated mines, british south africa company and the north borneo trading comapny

Question 2

when was the east india company founded?

Answer 2

1600

Question 3

what areas of the world did the east indian comapny trade with? and name some of the products

Answer 3

india and china

pepper, tea , salt, opium, cotton

Question 4

how and where did the east indian comapny expand the empire?

Answer 4

expansion of trading ports in madras, calcutta nad bombay, and in the case of china in hong kong and singapore

Question 5

what imapct did the east india company have on the region of india?

Answer 5

more interested in profit than looking after the indeginous population causing huge poverty in india

and the british crown took over the companies possession after 1857 in india

Question 6

how did the east india company secure there interests?

Answer 6

created its own private army with mostly the indigenous population

Question 7

when was the royal niger company founded and by who?

Answer 7

in 1886 and by george goldie

Question 8

what area of the world was the royal niger company?

Answer 8

in the niger

Question 9

what key products did the royal niger comapny trade?

Answer 9

palm oil, cotton and peanuts

Question 10

where did the royal niger company expand the empire?

Answer 10

in the niger later called nigeria

Question 11

how did the royal niger company secure there interest?

Answer 11

signed treaties with the nigerian emirs

Question 12

what impact did the royal niger comapny have on the region?

Answer 12

the company imposed prohibitive dues on the people of brass in the niger delta who wished to trade in their traditional markets

Question 13

when was the imperial east africa company formed? and by who?

Answer 13

1888, william mckinnion

Question 14

what area of the world was the imperial east africa company?

Answer 14

east africa

Question 15

how did the imperial east africa company secure its interests?

Answer 15

make treaties, imposed custom duties

Question 16

what key products did the imperial east africa company trade?

Answer 16

ivory, salt and tea

Question 17

where did the imperial east afriac company expand the empire?

Answer 17

most of east africa

Question 18

when was the de beers consolidated mines founded and by who?

Answer 18

1888 and by cecil rhodes

Question 19

what key product did the de beers consolidated mines trade?

Answer 19

diamonds

Question 20

how did the de beers consolidated mines protect there interest?and how did it affect the region?

Answer 20

bought up all other diamond mines, the indegenous people suffered land erosions and forced to work in the mines

Question 21

when was the britsih south africa company founded and by who?

Answer 21

1889 and by cecil rhodes

Question 22

what key products did the british south africa comapny trade?

Answer 22

copper, lead, zinc and gold

Question 23

where did the british south africa comany expand the empire?

Answer 23

south africa, creation of north and south rhodesia

Question 24

when was the north borneo trading company founded?and where? what key products did it trade?

Answer 24

in 1881, south east asia, tin and rubber

Question 25

how did the borneo trading company protect its interest?

Answer 25

treaties with the sultanand recruited policemen from northern india

Question 26

what impact did the borneo trading company have on the region?

Answer 26

led to many acts of violence