the indian mutiny Flashcards
what were sepoys?
indian soldiers
sepoys in what army?
bengal
what type of soldiers were the sepoys?
peasant-soldiers
what made the sepoys in the bengal army unhappy?
grievances with pay and changes to conditions of service
what happened to the cartridges in the new rifles?
greased with animal fat
what two religions did it affect?
muslins and hindus
what fat was it?
cow or pork
what did it mean for the two religions?
it was religiously unacceptable
what date did the sepoys refuse to obey orders?
february 1857
what place did sepoys turn on the british officiers?
meerut
what did the sepoys start to do?
seize control
what other people joined the sepoy rebellion?
rural populations and urban populations
what was the cost of the rebellion in term of human suffering?
immense
what happened to villages?
burnt
what happened to british officiers and their wives and children?
murdered
how did the british react to the sepoys conflict?
didn’t understand
what occurred during the post-mutiny era?
british used india in way that provided compensation - build railways and rapid tea trade
what year did india come under direct rule of british crown?
1858
britian tried to act more religiously sensitive after the munity?
yes
british imposed more education but for what people?
helped the wealthy. did little for the poor
where did the trouble begin for the indian mutiny?
meerut of the bengal army
what was the british belief of indian?
it could be ‘westernised’ - fulled arrogance of white men
