With the expansion of the Industrial Revolution in the U.K, they soon found out that they needed more raw materials to not only invent but also create their products. The Colonial Empire was located around the world, and was able to produce much of the needed natural material due to their suitable climates for different materials. These materials helped with the building of Great Britain, not only economically, but also militarily.
there was an intense rivalry among trading companies of different european companies because every european company wanted to buy products from india at a cheap rate and sell them in their country at a higher price .