Key events to the spreading of the English language By _xX_420_Timetoazter_69_Xx 1600 East India company is founded The East Indian company was used to trade between India and the British Empire. 1620 Brits arrives in the Caribbeans with slaves A new dialect of English called Creole is also formed. 1788 First fleet arrives in Australia They consist of about 700 men and they are almost all criminals from England.