Creation of the Raj Flashcards
1
Q
What caused the East India Company to end?
A
The Indian Mutiny
2
Q
When was the Indian Mutiny?
A
1857
3
Q
How was the Raj made?
A
Government of India Act, 1858
4
Q
What was India to the Raj?
A
A land of opportunity, princely states, private armies.
5
Q
What did most British people fail to realise?
A
Their control over the indians was an Illusion.
They relied on the tacit consent of Indians
