Colonial India Quiz

European Exploration and Colonization

• Vasco da Gama was the first European to re-establish direct trade links with India.
• The Portuguese were the first European power to arrive in India after Vasco da Gama's voyage in 1498.
• In the early 17th century, the British established trading posts in India, marking the beginning of their involvement in the subcontinent.
• The British halted the Dutch expansion into India, establishing themselves as a dominant European power in the region.
• The colonisation of the Americas was led by the desire to find alternative trade routes to Asia after the Ottoman Empire blocked the land route, sparking a wave of European exploration and conquest.