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Which of the following statements best explains the motivations for creating the EIC?(1 point)
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The Mughal Empire was monopolizing trade with Europe, which threatened the British.
The Mughal Empire was monopolizing trade with Europe, which threatened the British.

The British government wanted to conquer the Mughal Empire by gaining the support of local nawabs.
The British government wanted to conquer the Mughal Empire by gaining the support of local nawabs.

The Industrial Revolution allowed for the creation of new ship designs and navigation technologies.
The Industrial Revolution allowed for the creation of new ship designs and navigation technologies.

Mercantilist policies saw economic strength and the protection of trade as key to national security.

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Mercantilist policies saw economic strength and the protection of trade as key to national security.

(England chartered the East India Company to secure trade monopolies, wealth, and national power rather than to respond to the Mughals or the later Industrial Revolution.)