17.4

Question 1

Why did Britain consider India the brightest “jewel in the crown”?

Answer 1

because it
contained millions of potential customers for British manufacturers.

Question 2

British policy in ___ prohibited competition with manufactured goods from
Great Britain.

Answer 2

india

Question 3

India proved to be Britain’s most valuable colony. Indian plantations produced
___ for export to Britain.

Answer 3

cotton

Question 4

People in India bought vast quantities of ____ manufactured in Britain.

Answer 4

cloth

Question 5

A rumor spread that rifle cartridges used by sepoys were greased
with beef and pork fat was an immediate cause of the ___.

Answer 5

Sepoy Mutiny

Question 6

Why was the Sepoy Mutiny a turning point in Indian history?

Answer 6

India
came under the direct command of the British government.

Question 7

7. The end of the Sepoy Mutiny resulted in the __ being in direct
   command of India.

Answer 7

british

Question 8

uprising of indian soldiers against the Britsh

Answer 8

Sepoy Mutiny

Question 9

Indian soldier under Britsh command

Answer 9

sepoy

Question 10

British rule over india from 1757-1947

Answer 10

Britsh Raj

Question 11

term referring to india as the most valuable of all Britsh colonies

Answer 11

jewel in the crown