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Nearly Losing an Empire: the British in India, 1829-58 Flashcards

1
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Bankruptcy because of what causes the Crown to control the East India Company by 1786

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The Treaty of Paris - 3rd September 1783 following the end of the ARW

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The collapse of what causes the EIC to appoint themselves as the ‘tax-collectors’ for the Crown?

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The Mughal Empire

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3
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The EIC is not part of the government but merely an economic brand. What can we compare this to today?

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Apple

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4
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What were Nabobs?

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Company employees who made their fortune in India

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5
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The Poor mangagement and excessive corruption by Nabobs leads to what?

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Three Acts;
Regulatory Act (1773) - counicl of 5 in calcutta
Act 1774 (Board of privy councillors makes company subordinate to the crown)
Act 1786 - Govenor General has excessive power over council

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6
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The Charter Act in 1833 did what?

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Ended all of th Companies commercial activities completely + gave Gov of Bengal legislative power in India

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7
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The Charter Act in 1833 switches British Representatives to a more adminstrative role. What do Britians now see themselves as?

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Ruling the territories, as oppossed to simply engagin in commercial interests

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8
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What significant factor helped the British collect taxs?

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Thier Armies in each presiecny (Bengal, Madras +Bombay)

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9
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What does the ‘Government of India Act’ (1833) do?

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Gives Gov of India responisbility for both policy and administration of territories inc legislative control

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10
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Who ws the Govenor of India in 1833 who first benefitted of off the Govt of India Act?

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Sir William Bentnick

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11
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Pre 1833, the role of the Governor was merely to co-ordinate treaties and alliances.
What does this change to?

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Administration and Legislation of ALL territory under British control

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12
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By 1857, what % of European Soldiers were there in the Indian army

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52%

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13
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By 1800, how much territory did the company increase control to ?

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243,000km2

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14
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Give one reason why the Company army increased in size from 1800?

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There was a period of calm following the deafeat of Napoleon after the ‘Battle of Waterloo’ in 1815.
The company offered constant military engagement

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Short Summary of the ‘First Afghan War’ (1838-1842)

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  • British fear of a Russian invasion
  • Disaster - cost 20,000 lives and 15m
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16
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When was Sind formally annexed?

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1843

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17
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When was Punjab under British control?

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1849

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18
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Until 1911, where was the heart of trade and Capitla of British India?

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Calcutta

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19
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How big was the Bengali army

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Bengal army was double the size of presidency armies

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20
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What doe Britian see themselves as ?

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Paternalistic, Altruistic, seeking to ‘improve’ and ‘modernise’ India

21
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What are the Consequences of Evangelical Christianity arriving ?

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  • Judgement of other Religions as ‘inferior’
  • British Women make racial relationships taboo
  • By 1850, tiny proportion of company men involved with Indian Women
22
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What is the impact of Jeremy Bentham’s Utalitarianism?

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Dalhousie and Bentick Reforms;
- Make English the officials langauge of govt
- Allocating Company funds for education to only English-Speaking insittutions

23
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What was Thagi?

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An urdu word for those who robbed and gurotted people in THE NAME OF HINDU GODDESS

24
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What departments are set up in 1835 to ‘modernise’ India?

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Thagi and Dacioly Departments
- 1000 hung, 3000tried + punished

25
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What is Sati?

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tradition of killing ones self - pefromed by Hindu widows when their husband would die
- Remarriage is not an option

26
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What Act was passed to combat sati?

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the ‘Act of Abolition’ (1829)
- driven by evangerlical christians + Govt Bentnick

27
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When was the total ban of Sati in India?

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1861

28
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When were laws passed by Bentnick against female infacide?

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1795 + 1802

29
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What was the initial reaction to Missionaries

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Sceptical;
- first missionaries were banned from Calcutta

30
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Who was the man that wanted to teach Englsih in schools to higher castes in 1830?

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Alexander Duff

31
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What was the ‘Education Act’ and when?

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1835,
Bentick makes english the language of Govt under pressure from Evans

32
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What created local tensions among evans and Indians?

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Living in close quaters together

33
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What is the word for spreading Prostentism?

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Proseltisation

34
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What are three long-term reasons for the Indian Rebellion in 1857

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1) Dalhousie Reforms
2) Peasant uprisings over excessive tax
3) Culture clash

35
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When was Awadh annexed?

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7th Feb 1856

36
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Why was Awadh wanted by th British?

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Rich Province
Traditional recruting ground for Bengali Army

37
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What led to the rebellion in Awadh being worse than elsewhere?

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Wanting to reform, British took land from all landowners
Each landowner responsible for servants + others
British attack on ‘Social order’ is destablising which leads to mutiny

38
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What was the ‘General Service Enlistment Act’ and when?

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1856,
Forced Bengalis to serve even if it meant marching across water, which would pollute their caste status n

39
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What was the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’

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If a ruler dies, British get the state
- Directly against Hindu Law which allowed for succession of adopted sons in care of death

40
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What day did the Indian Rebellion begin?

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9th May 1857

41
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What religious insentivity by the British is seen as a major casue for what happened on the 9th of May?

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Among Sepoys, fears of new cartridges laced with animal fat
- Hindus and Muslims unhappy

42
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What happened on the 9th May?

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Sepoy Regiments rise up while British at church
- Massacre of Land Owners and women and children

43
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What is the importance of the Luckno siege in May?

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British Resistance
- Held out for 87 days

44
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3 examples of brutal treatment of the Rebels by the British

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  • Enitre Villages massacred
  • Fored to eat pork + beef; then hanged
  • 40 men strapped to cannon + blown apart
45
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What is the ‘Government of India Act’ in 1858 ?

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2nd August
- Ends all Company Rule
- Britian now ruels India DIRECTLY through a viceroy

46
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What are some promises made by the Govt of India Act - 1858 ?

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  • Annexation of Territory ceases
  • Promises of religous freedom + natives rights
  • British steer clear of land reform
47
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How much did the Rebellion cost the British?

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50m

48
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After the Rebllion, what % is the Indian sepoys reduced to and how does this affect the ratio to Britih soldiers?

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reduced bu 40%

Changes ration from 9:1 to 3:1

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