Yr 8 end of year test Flashcards
what was the name of the trading company set up in 1600 that gradually took control of India
east India company (EIC)
what can the story of lord Liverpool tell us about the relationship between Indians and the British
they mixed freely as lord Liverpool’s grandma was Indian and intermarriage between them was common
what was the name of the group of people that ruled India before and during British rule
Mughals
why did the east India company initially encourage good relations between British traders and the locals
good for trade
they weren’t interested in how their traders behaved as long as they made money
how many are estimated to have died in the 1770 famine in Bengal while the EIC were partial rulers.
at the time it was an estimated 10 million dead. more recently is was said to be closer to 3 million
how did the EIC react when people in Bengal were dying of starvation
they continued to force people to pay taxes and provided little or no food for the starving
which religious Hindu custom did the british ban
Sati - burning of widows
when did the british ban sati
1829
what other examples of the british interfering in Indain customs were there from the early c19th
the British passed a law saying english should be the main language of lessons in school and university
what was the name of the evangelical british ruler in India at the same time sati was banned
william bentinck
why did the banning of sati mark a turning point in relations
first time britain interfered in local custom
what was the name of the christians who travelled overseas to spread Christianity
missionaries
what product did the British tax heavily on in c19th
salt
what was the name of Indian soldiers who served under british order
sepoys
what was the short term trigger cause that caused the Indian mutiny in 1857
a rumour was spread between muslim and hindu sepoys that the bullets were coated in cow and pig fat
