6 Relations With Indigenous People Flashcards
Benefits and drawbacks of British ran:
Irrigation schemes - only in 6% of land
Trade markets - encouraged specialisation /
Education- only the privileged
Jobs for Indians- a Minority of Indiana could find employment
Railways - only for trade
Cheap manufacturers - India didn’t have a viable industry
Education
Mary carpenter, educational reformer, helped established a girls school and one for teachers
Unis in madras, Calcutta and Bombay
60,000 went to uni
Schools for westernised oriental gentlemen
Only the rich benefitted
Economic changes
Railways introduced - stimuliated trade
One- 295 tea plantations from 1851-1871
Increase in domestic production of raw cotton - from 1880-1890s
Viceroy canning tours from 1859-1861
Land and titles returned to native Indians
Star of India medals introduced
Position in imperial assembly available to royalty
More educational establishments
Relations with boers and Bantus
1867- Diamonds discovered in griqualand
Diamond rush- attracted Bantus and white settlers
- as a result?
The land was damaged
Witswatersrand
1886: Gold discovered
Gold rush
Cecil Rhodes amongst one of them
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Eroded Land
Limited Africans- no claim over the discovery or mines
Manual labour - whites got skilled jobs and money
Segregated lands
Indian mutiny:
1857 - growing discontent
British put pork and beef in military equipment: caused a rebellion
Rebels killed British officers&I their families
- gb killed the emperors sons to stop the Mughal empire
