Instruments of British Expantion

Question 1

Who started Subsidiary Alliance?

Answer 1

Lord Wellesley

Question 2

What were the provisions of the Subsidiary Alliance system?

Answer 2

1. The British agreed to maintain powerful military troops within the territory of the ally to fight against rivals of the ally.
2. In return, they did not take money, but took a part of the territory of the ally.
3. A British official called the Resident was placed in the court of the alley.
4. The ally could not maintain relations with any other ruler without the approval of the British.

Question 3

Which states were captured with the help of Subsidiary Alliance?

Answer 3

Hyderebad (1798 and 1800)
Tanjore (1799)
Awadth (1804)
Gwalior (1817)
Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur (1818}

Question 4

Who used the Doctrine of Lapse as a means of extending British Rule in India?

Answer 4

Lord Dalhousie, who came to India as a Governer-General in 1848.

Question 5

Explain the Doctrine of Lapse.

Answer 5

In India, every Hindu had the right to adopt a male heir in the absence of a natural heir. However, after Lord Dalhousie’s arrival to India, he declared that only the British had the right to approve or defuse such an adoption by a dependent ruler. In case of refusal, the territory without the male heir would be annexed by the British.

Question 6

Which states fell victim to the doctrine of Lapse?

Answer 6

Satara (1848)
Jaitpur and Sambhalpur (1849)
Udaipur (1852)
Jhansi (1853)
Nagpur (1854)