British India: Consequences of the Rebellion (Famine) Flashcards
What role did Richard Temple gain in 1874?
Lieutenant- governor of Bengal Presidency
Who became Lieutenant- governor of Bengal Presidency in 1874?
Richard Temple
What did Richard temple do during the famine of 1874?
Imported half a million tons of rice from Burma bringing substantial relief to the starving
Who Imported half a million tons of rice from Burma bringing substantial relief to the starving during the 1874 famine?
Richard Temple
During what famine did Richard Temple bring half a million tons of rice from Bruma, bringing famine to the starving?
Famine of 1874
What policy did the British government maintain?
Committed to the laissez faire
Castigated (insulted) Temple for interfering with the working of the markets
Who castigated Temple for interfering in the 1874 famine? And Why?
The British government because they believed that he was interfering with the workings of the market
What were the weather conditions like?
Drought and searing heat wave
How many people were affected as a result of the drought and the searing heat wave?
330 million people across the country
What weather condition affected 330 million people?
Drought sand searing heat wave
When was the Orissa famine?
1866
What happened in 1866?
Orissa famine
How many people died as a result of the Orissa famine?
Killed over a million people in eastern India
What killed over a million Indians in Eastern India in 1866?
Orissa famine
What fraction of people in the Orissa state perished?
One out of every three
What sector did the East India company push people in
Agriculture through killing the textile industry
What was the impact of the East India pushing people into the agricultural sector?
Indians became more dependent on the whims of seasonal monsoons
Why were Indians more dependent on seasonal monsoons?
East India company had pushed them into agriculture through killling the textile industry
What was the impact of the east India company killing the textile industry?
Pushed people into agriculture
What principles did the government follow?
Malthusian principles, which stated that famines were nature’s response to over population
What were the Malthusian principles?
Stated that famines were nature’s response to over population
What was the British response to the famine?
Nothing because they didn’t want to tamper with economics
What did Beadon do?
Deserted his emancipated subjects in Orissa and returned to Kolkata (Calcutta) and busied himself with privately funded relief efforts
What happened to British officers in Cutttack?
They were starving
