The dream and voyage of India came to Britain's interest in the early 17th century, Portuguese sailors and merchants proclaimed that they had discovered a new and foreign land. The idea of an expedition to India was encouraged by England's booming economy that was continually spending money on new items and luxuries. Because of the industrial revolution, a change occurred that allowed a lot of people to make more money than they had before. This …showed first 75 words of 5473 total…

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