Economic Expansion and Rule by the Crown

The first half of the nineteenth century saw British expansion reach the borders of geographical India. It was a period of British reform and it advanced under the banner of free trade, Christian enthusiasm, and Utilitarian improvement(the greatest good for the greatest number).
A new charter was established in 1813 and it renewed the East India Company's control of its territories for twenty years. This charter also made provisions for establishing an Indian diocese of the Church of England whose Episcopal center was in Calcutta. Christian missionaries were also granted freedom to work and live in India. Although missionaries had been long active in India, they were now officially welcome.
Other British merchants seeing that the East India Company was prosperous, wanted to join in the profits. Hence they came to India and set up many other trading companies. This caused much chaos and fighting. Finally, the crown intervened with the Charter of 1833. This charter made the crown the ruler of India. The Company was deprived of its trade monopoly, leaving it no longer a commercial body, although it remained a political agent for the crown.