India Flashcards
What is the regulating act 1773?
Due to corruption and financial problems, the British government passed this law allowing It to supervise the work of the company.
What is the East India company act 1784?
Dual control of India by the crown and EIC, with crown having ultimate control.
What is the supplementary Act 1786?
This strengthened the power of the crown.
What is the Charter Act 1813?
Ended EIC monopoly, part from tea and trade to china
What is the government of Linda act 1833?
Ended the EIC’S commercial activities and reorganised the administrative system of the territories.
What is the Pitts India act 1784?
Formed the bases of British administration in India.
When was the Indian Mutiny?
1857
What where the main POLITICAL causes for the Indian mutiny?
Political - Dalhouses doctrine of lapse was widely resented.
.Anaxation of Awad
What where the main MILITARY causes for the Indian mutiny?
.Requirment to serve overseas, offended ideas of caste.
.slack discipline in the bengal army
.Indians outnumbered British in the EIC army.
What where the main ECONOMIC causes for the Indian mutiny?
.Indian producers and traders where poorly treated and given low prices for goods.
.Sea trade was taken over by British
.Change to land revenue system
What where the main SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS causes for the Indian mutiny?
.Isolation of British from Indian communities.
.Bengal renaissance and revisitation of Hindu traditions and ideas.
.English established as official language.
What where the main effects of the mutiny?
.removed role of EIC in British rule
.Marked the beginning of British rule
.Reformation of the army, more respect for sepoys, every two sepoy units supervised by British battalion.
.Policy of appeasement pursued, giving Indians back their culture and their own decision makers.
Why did the mutiny fail?
.Lacked unified command and strategy
.Support always confined to the North
.Opposition from Sikhs, punjabis and Gurkas
Whats a sepoy?
Indian soldier
