Robert Clive

Question 1

how did Clive help the British empire grow?

Answer 1

he helped cement the economic power and forged strong connections between India and Britain

Question 2

how old was he when he was sent to India?

Answer 2

17/18, sent as a clerk in the EIC in Madras

Question 3

what happened in 1746?

Answer 3

hostility between the English and French, Madras captured by the French, Clive and several others escaped to Fort George 20 miles away

Question 4

after Arcot, what name was given to him in India?

Answer 4

‘Sabut jung’, ‘the daring in war’

Question 5

what year did he return to England?

Answer 5

1753 he returned a hero

Question 6

when did he next return to India?

Answer 6

1756, returned as a Lieutenant Colonel and Deputy Governor of Fort St David

Question 7

what happened 1760?

Answer 7

returned to England, elected as MP for Shrewsbury, later serving as mayor and two years later he was made Baron Clive as Plassey

Question 8

what was his legacy?

Answer 8

almost single-handedly secured the beginning of the British empire and brought about the unique mix between the two cultures

forced the French out of India

paved the way in developing financial resources for the Industrial Revolution and to become and major world power for more that 150 years