9.4 notes. how did the british conquer india? british took advantage of india’s divisions/...
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The British Take Over India
9.4 Notes
I. East India Co. Rule
How did the British Conquer India? British took
advantage of India’s divisions/ diversity
Used superior weapons
I. East India Co. Rule cont. British Policy
Make money Improve roads Preserve peace Western education/
legal Missionaries Ended “sati”- Hindu
custom of having wife kill herself when husband dies
II. Discontent and Rebellion Sepoy- Indian soldiers in
service to the East India Co.
They required them to serve anywhere even overseas
Allowed Hindu women to remarry
Issued rifle cartridges greased with animal fat that you had to bite off to use Troops refused for
religious reasons
II. Discontent and Rebellion cont.
Sepoy Rebellion- Sepoys rose up and massacred British
British retaliated and torched villages and slaughtering thousands
British crown took direct control of India
III. Impact of British Colonial Rule
British viceroy governed Unequal partnership British put in railroads, telegraphs,
medical advances, forced growing of cash crops
Policies also led to deforestation and famine from rapid population growth
IV. Views on Culture
Ram Mohun Roy- father of Indian nationalism
founded Hindu College in India (English style education)
Roy also helped reform Indian culture Helped end rigid class
distinctions Helped end Purdah-
isolation of women in separate quarters
V. Indian Nationalism Grows Western-educated
Indians emerged Turn against Britain
Indian National Congress- In 1885 nationalist leaders organize the Congress party Called for greater
democracy Muslim League- Muslim
formed own party supported a Muslim state.