Match the following:

Explanation: 1. Vasco –da-Gama was a Portuguese sailor who came to India in 1498. The Hindu ruler of Calicut, king Zamorin gave him a warm welcome. He again came to India in 1501 and successfully set up a factory at Cannanore.

2. Mahe was one of the French settlements. The French East India Company successfully made Pondicherry as their headquarters. They made Chandranagore as the French settlement than they got Mahe in 1725 and Karaikal in 1739.

3. When the Portuguese power ended in India, the Dutch established their power and formed the Dutch East India Company. Their focus was to trade with eastern countries, so they traded with East Asia also known as “Spice Islands.”

4. After the death of Queen Elizabeth I, King James I became the king of England. He was the one who sent Captain William Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe to meet the Mughal emperor Jahangir so that they could successfully set up their factories in India.