The British Establish Authority

Question 1

How did the British gain authority of Bombay?

Answer 1

it was part of Portuguese Princess Catherine’s dowry in her wedding with English King Charles

Question 2

Which trade did the Dutch dominate?

Answer 2

spices

Question 3

Which trade did the British dominate?

Answer 3

textiles

Question 4

By the 18th century the East India Company moved their textile trade from Surat to….

Answer 4

Calcutta in Bengal

Question 5

What did the British do to compete directly with the Mughal Empire Authority?

Answer 5

minted and used their own coins

Question 6

The British would lend money to the powerful local Indian elites, and exchange land and loyalty. What did this create?

Answer 6

the Indians became indebted to the British

Question 7

Describe how Siraj-ud-Daula (1733-1757) dealt with the British

Answer 7

a. He was the ruling Nawab in Bengal
b. Not much supported by local Indian Elites and businessmen
c. Threatened by growing British influence and power
d. Frustrated with British military asserting authority over local leaders and businessmen
e. Attacked the British at Calcutta and imprisoned 40 English residents
f. The 40 people suffocated to death

Question 8

Which British general was sent to punish Siraj-ud-Daula?

Answer 8

Robert Clive

Question 9

How did the British defeat Siraj-ud-Daula at the Battle of Plassey?

Answer 9

British bribed the Indian troops to flee the battlefield

Question 10

After everyone the British came to see Indians as what?

Answer 10

cruel and barbaric

Question 11

Who became a puppet of the British empire after Siraj-ud-Daula?

Answer 11

Mir Jafar

Question 12

Why did the British remove Mir Jafar?

Answer 12

he did not give them enough land money and power

Question 13

The British then removed Mir Qasim at which battle?

Answer 13

Battle if Buxar; 1764

Question 14

What does the Battle of Plassey represent?

Answer 14

when the British presence in India shifted from trade to complete rule

Question 15

In this agreement the Mughals handed the territories of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa over to the East India Company

Answer 15

Treaty of Allahabad

Question 16

What did the British receive from the Treaty of Allahabad?

Answer 16

the British collected taxes, govern over the entire region

Question 17

The British established British generals as what?

Answer 17

Governors

Question 18

What was the official language of the Mughal Empire even though very few spoke it

Answer 18

persian

Question 19

The majority of profits made in India were sent where?

Answer 19

London, England

Question 20

What was the term for Indian men who worked for the British military?

Answer 20

Sepoys

Question 21

Who was the Governor of India after being expelled from the colonies in the US?

Answer 21

general Cornwallis

Question 22

The EIC state set up the rate of land revenue taxation at a permanent fixed income, what is this called?

Answer 22

Permanent Settlement

Question 23

What is Zamindar?

Answer 23

landlords supported by the British government

Question 24

What was the great impact on the land revenue system?

Answer 24

landlords punished peasants who did not bring in enough crops to be sold

Question 25

Until the 19th century British only controlled what part of India?

Answer 25

northern

Question 26

Which country did the British NOT control in southern India?

Answer 26

Mysore

Question 27

Who was the leader of Mysore?

Answer 27

Tipu Sultan

Question 28

What year did the British finally defeat Tipu Sultan and Mysore?

Answer 28

1799

Question 29

How many wars did the British fight with Tipu Sultan before finally taking over Mysore?

Answer 29

4

Question 30

What did the subsidiary alliance enable the EIC?

Answer 30

have a British military presence and rule of the city

Question 31

This forced the Marathas Chieftains to submit to subsidiary alliance

Answer 31

Treaty of Bassein of 1802

Question 32

For a small fee what did the EIC promise to provide for a city?

Answer 32

protection

Question 33

The EIC attempted to conquer which country in the Northwest?

Answer 33

Afghanistan

Question 34

Which two countries did the EIC conquer?

Answer 34

Singapore and Myanmar

Question 35

The EIC made a treaty with a Hindu king, Gulab Singh in what treaty?

Answer 35

Treaty of amritsar

Question 36

What did the treaty of Amritsar say?

Answer 36

Gulab Singh ruled over the Kashmir valley with a majority Muslim population

Question 37

Indian States that were under indirect rule by the British were known as…..

Answer 37

Princely States

Question 38

Who came to India in 1848 with the intention to unite the rule of the British?

Answer 38

Governor-General Dalhousie

Question 39

What was the general tradition when a king did not have a son to give his land to?

Answer 39

He adopted a son from a close family relative or friend

Question 40

What did the Doctrine of Lapse say?

Answer 40

Any state that ruler did not have a son to give his land to he forfeits his land to British rule when they died

Question 41

How many large states were annexed into British India because the Doctrine of Lapse?

Answer 41

3 large states

Question 42

What did the British Raj demand if the peasants to grow that caused lack of food and starvation?

Answer 42

Indigo

Question 43

As the Industrial Revolution came textiles became less popular, what four materials came into high demand?

Answer 43

sugar, timber, grain and rice

Question 44

What was the mist important contribution of the British colonial area?

Answer 44

Indian Railway System

Question 45

What did General Dalhousie have built?

Answer 45

canal from the Ganges River

Question 46

What did the Ganges River Canal do for the people of India?

Answer 46

expanded agriculture by bringing water to fertilize soil

Question 47

How many miles was the canal from the Ganges River?

Answer 47

500 miles

Question 48

What environment problem did the Ganges River Canal bring?

Answer 48

salinization

Question 49

Who led the Bengali peasant workers in a revolt against the zamindars?

Answer 49

Haji Sahariatullah

Question 50

Describe 3 reasons why the railway was the most important British contribution

Answer 50

a. Move raw materials from one city to another for manufacturing or shipment
b. British’s ability to rule and exert power easily
c. Troops were able to reach almost any part of the country within a day

Question 51

What did the peasants refuse to do during the revolt led by Haji Sahariatullah?

Answer 51

refused to pay fees to landowners for Hindu religious services

Question 52

Where did the Blue Mutiny (1859-1860) happen?

Answer 52

Bengal

Question 53

Why did the Blue Mutiny happen?

Answer 53

a. British demanding the peasants cultivate indigo

b. Indigo is not an edible crop that could support families

Question 54

Within 60 years the small trade town of Madras, India grew by how many people?

Answer 54

100,000