<h3><em><u>Incorporated by royal charter on December 31, 1600, it was started as a monopolistic trading body so that England could participate in the East Indian spice trade. It also traded cotton, silk, indigo, saltpeter, and tea and transported slaves.</u></em></h3>
<span>Before the steam engine was invented, people mostly used animals and boats to transport and sell items. With the steam engine, more jobs where made but also a quicker way to get goods from one place to another was made.</span>
