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The beginning of the East India Company
Queen Elizabeth l started the East India Company to begin trading between Britain and India. English was the language the Indians and the Britons used for trading. The Indians thought learning english would open up a new world which is why english is used, for example on signs.
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The Caribbean gets introduced to English.
In the 17th Century the Triangle Trade brought many slaves from west Africa to both America and the Caribbean. When the settlers arrived to the Carrieban 11th november 1620 a new a simplified English spoken between sailors and slaves on the ships started to develop. The slaves used a lot of words from English mixed with their native language https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/who-were-pilgrims -
The "first fleet" arrives at Port Jackson, Australia
11 ships containing 780 British criminals, arrives at Port Jackson. These early settlers lost their British accents and the english language started to get introduced to the Aussies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet
