In the 19th century, Britain used the industrial revolution to their advantage to gain more territories through imperialism, starting with India. Britain’s presence in India led to great profits for themselves, but loss of independence and loss of culture for the natives. When the British East India Company obtained power over India, regulations and leaders were set in place to incorporate Britain into everything India did. Essentially, Indians labored and harvested raw materials for the British, and then had to buy British goods. The benefits to Britain, from the way the economy was run, were immense. They made huge profit off the cheap labor for rich materials. But this system wiped out Indian businesses such as Textiles, and forced emphasis
