Starting Flashcards
What changes did the British raj make to the subcontinent?
When was the War of Independence on the Subcontinent?
War of Independence was in 1857.
What was the result of the War of Independence in India?
The result was the implementation of the Government of India Act of 1858.
What major change did the Act of 1858 bring about?
It transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown.
Who were the Mem Sahibs in colonial India?
Mem Sahibs were British women.
Who were the White Sahibs in colonial India?
White Sahibs were British men.
What infrastructure projects did the British Raj invest in?
The British Raj invested in the construction of railways, roads, and telegraph lines to facilitate trade, communication, and transportation across the subcontinent.
They built a vast network of railways across the subcontinent.
Irrigation canals were also constructed to promote agriculture.
What economic benefits did India provide to the British?
India was a very good market for British products as well as having a great wealth of raw materials to fuel its Industrial Revolution.
What reforms did British make in India?
The British made several:
Social
Economic
Educational
Military
reforms in India.
Who did the British families form connections with and what did they consult them upon?
They developed close connections with the princes, nobels and landowners of India and consulted most of them over the policies they wanted to implement in India.
When the British families moved to India from England what did they do?
They started a new culture of white sahibs and mem sahibs as they adopted ways of Indian royalty.
Why did the British families keep themselves apart from the ordinary people?
British families kept themselves apart from the ordinary people because they felt they could not trust them after the War of Independence of 1857.
Define Reforms.
make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it
