India

Question 1

1. Exports
   (India)

Answer 1

Scots developed trade and export links from India, exporting jute, sugar, and cotton.

The profits were mostly sent home rather than being put back into the Indian economy, which damaged the economy over time.

Question 2

2. Tea
   (India)

Answer 2

Scots developed tea plantations. Thomas Lipton was a Glasgow merchant whose tea company dominated the market.

This helped India become the world’s largest tea producer.

Question 3

3. Infrastructure
   (India)

Answer 3

James Ramsey was Governor-General of India between 1846 and 1856. He created a massive railway network, built schools, and developed irrigation projects to help with water supplies.

These infrastructure projects created thousands of jobs and made many other businesses possible.

Question 4

4. Suttee
   (India)

Answer 4

Governor Dalhousie banned the Hindu practice of Sutee whereby a widow would throw herself on the funeral pyre of her husband.

This did end a practise that our modern society would regard as inhumane, but did also limit the traditional religious practices of many Indian people.

Question 5

5. Thuggee
   (India)

Answer 5

Dalhousie also focused British forces on eradicating the Thuggee, who were an organised cult of killers in India that targeted travellers and tourists.

This helped make India a safer place for everyone.

Question 6

6. Female Education
   (India)

Answer 6

Alexander Duff was a Scot who established many girls’ schools across India in the mid-1800s to try to improve female access to education.

This had a very positive effect on equality and education.

Question 7

7. Higher Education
   (India)

Answer 7

Scots were heavily involved in the establishment of the University of Calcutta and in opening India’s first medical school.

This improved and increased opportunities for higher education in the country.

Question 8

8. Oppression
   (India)

Answer 8

during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 Scottish soldiers forced captured Indian soldiers and civilians to lick the blood of slain Indian mutineers from the ground.

This barbaric event demonstrates the racist attitudes that many Scots working in India held

Question 9

9. Westernisation
   (India)

Answer 9

Many Scottish civil servants, soldiers, and politicians held a very ‘superior’ attitude while living in India. They attempted to change Indian life to make it more civilised, even attempting to encourage Indians to change the way they ate.

This was derogatory and had a negative impact on the lives of Indian people.