India fact test 1 Flashcards
Which British Governor-General annexed Oudh in 1856?
Lord Dalhousie
Policy of annexing provinces thought to be mismanaged or without a natural heir?
Doctrine of Lapse
Where had troops been recruited from, threatening the status of sepoys in the Bengal army?
Sind and Punjab
When and where was a conspiracy to massacre Europeans discovered, prior to the Rebellion of 1857?
Bangalore 1832
What was the issue with cartridges provided to the Bengal army?
Rumours of the cartridges being greased with pig and cow fat which went against both Islamism (Muslim) and Hinduism - therefore the soldiers did not want to train.
Where were the sepoys of the Bengal army told they must fight, threatening their traditional privilege?
Overseas
Who said they wanted to create ‘a class of persons, Indian in blood and colour but English in taste, in opinions, in morals and in intellect’ When? What body did they serve on?
Thomas Macaulay
Supreme Council of India 1835
Who was executed in April 1857 for inciting rebellion over new cartridges?
Mangal Pandey
Where did rebellion spread immediately after the disbandment of the 34th Bengal Infantry in May 1857?
Meerut
Who did rebels proclaim as Mughal Emperor after fleeing to Dehli in May 1857?
Bahadur Shah
Which rebel leader massacred British forces at Cawnpore after promising safe passage out of the city in June 1857?
Nana Sahib
What was the name of the Hindu caste who established an Empire, steadily taking power from the Mughals 1680-1758, but who lost power to the British in a series of wars 1775-1818?
Maratha
Who relieved the siege of Lucknow in March 1858?
General Sir Colin Campbell
Where were the British forces diverted from to support efforts against the rebellion in July 1857?
China, Crimea, Burma and Mauritius
Which British commander led the forces at Cawnpore, prior to the massacre?
General Wheeler
