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Which of the following statements best explains the motivations for creating the EIC?(1 point)
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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.

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.

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.

Brief explanation: the East India Company was created to secure and monopolize trade routes and resources for England, consistent with mercantilist belief that national wealth and power came from controlling trade and accumulating bullion.