its jealous of the west india trading company
2006-07-26 17:15:31
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answered by hatingmsn 6
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In Europe, spices and goods from the Orient were very rare and expensive. Marco Polo sewed up the land routes and made some very good import charges off of any goods sent either way. This built a very strong Italian trading company, but it didn’t help Europe. Rubies and diamonds are not found in Europe, the spices can make the boring same old food taste better. Silk can only be found in China, and ivory carvings only come from Africa. There were many reasons to find a trading route to China and India.
So a navigateable sea route was very important. The Dutch established a trading post and later a full colony in South Africa. So they controlled the long sea route around the Cape of Hope to India and China. The other major powers of the day were trying to find another route. That’s the only reason why Chris Columbus came to North America, and why he called the natives he saw Indians.
England had a strong navy and became the most powerful sea power in the world after defeating the Spanish Armada. England was a nation of traders, merchants, shopkeepers, and craftsman. The farms in England weren’t enough to support the population and they wanted goods that couldn’t be found in Europe. So they went all across the world looking for goods to trade and sale. They were also empire building, trying to turn their strong sea power into the strongest world power. They made a deal with the Dutch and then colonized Africa and India. The Dutch East India was the most powerful group trading company because of their monopoly of the English, and most of the European trade with Africa, India and China. It was only natural that trading company with such a huge and reach would be one of the first to expand into the New World. The major trade program going on in the Caribbean was the triangle trade route: taking slaves from Africa to America, then taking American grown crops south to the Caribbean and using the sugar cane grown there to make rum. Rum made an excellent trade item to get more slaves, and EVERY English ship had a daily rum ration for the men. They used the cheap booze to keep their sailors in line and happy. It made for a lot of semi-drunk sailors, but it was the backbone of the English Navy and the English Merchant Fleet. That’s why pirates are known to be hard drinkers. Since they drank rum (sometimes beer) everyday they needed a large quantity to actually get drunk. Harder drinks like whiskey were very expensive, and wine was a French thing. Since France was one of England’s greatest rivals wine was popular only among the nobles.
2006-07-26 17:44:45
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answered by Dan S 7
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Back in the 17-1800's, the east india trading company was the arm of the British empire. They ruled trading, commerce, and practically all of Great Britain and the Crown's finances. They also went too far and eventually failed, thus bringing an end to the Golden Age of England.
It's trying to be historically accurate and show a new enemy in the government.
You are talking about Pirates of the Caribbean 2, right?
2006-07-26 17:16:45
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answered by amzraven 2
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The East India Trading Company was the shipping firm that established the economic backbone of the British Empire, most notablly in the tea trade. Their sailing vessels travelled the globe and transported silks, tobacco, maybe even slaves, but most of all, tea. This company was used as an evil conglomerate in POTC2, just as other businesses are portryed as evil and self-serving (think cyberdyne in T2 or Enron in real life!). For those of us in America, the EITC is not known for its role in a major incident of our history, but it was their ships which were pillaged for the "Boston Tea Party" an act of vandalism and protest against ever increasing tariffs and fees levied by England upon the colonies.
2006-07-26 17:19:35
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answered by But why is the rum always gone? 6
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The East India company exchange right into a procuring and advertising company included with the aid of royal shape in 1600. the corporate meant to take income of the decline in Portugal’s commercial capability in the a techniques East, however the Dutch forced the British to withdraw from the Dutch East Indies following the bloodbath of ten English retailers with the aid of the Dutch on the island of Amboina in the Moluccas (1623). This exchange into the tip results of a conflict of hobbies between the English and Dutch in the Spice Islands; and the corporate consequently wide-spread itself in Bengal. rivalry with France broke into open war in the18th century, yet English supremacy in India exchange into secured with the aid of the victories of Robert Clive (1725-seventy 4), a company clerk became soldier, in the time of the Seven Years war (1756-sixty 3). criticism of the corporate’s administration of the subcontinent with the aid of a chain of restrictive government of India Acts could finally culminate in the Crown assuming finished duty for working India following the Indian Mutiny (1858). the corporate survived till 1873.
2016-10-08 08:58:48
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answered by ? 4
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It was owned by the English in I think the late 1800's
You maybe able to get better answer's if you could spell better and maybe learn English !
2006-07-26 17:20:08
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answered by Anonymous
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It has something to do with Mr. Nutty, but I woldn't mess with it. Ever.
2006-07-26 17:17:10
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answered by dinochirus 4
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In reference to what??!?!?!
Pirates of the Caribbean?
2006-07-26 17:14:55
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answered by Anonymous
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_East_India_Company
2006-07-26 17:16:26
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answered by Anonymous
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