Multiple choice

The British hastened the decline of the Mogul Empire in the eighteenth century when they

  1. opened new trading routes to the West

  2. forged alliances with French companies

  3. took control of Indian trade

  4. offended their powerful Indian allies
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The British East India Company gradually gained political and economic control over India throughout the 18th century, which undermined the central authority of the Mughal Empire.

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