KB5: India in the British Empire

• In what year was the EIC founded?

  1600
• Which two countries were the EIC’s main competitors in the Far East?

  • France
  • Netherlands
• Which city did Britain gain from Portugal in 1662?

  Mumbai
• Which dynasty had ruled India before the British took control?

  Mughal
• Which battle did Robert Clive win in 1757?

  Plassey
• Whom did Clive defeat in 1757?

  The Nawab of Bengal
• Which important treaty did Clive sign with the Mughal Emperor in 1765?

  Treaty of Allahabad
• What did the EIC gain in the Treaty of Allahabad (1765)?

  Diwani: the right to collect and control taxes
• What post did Warren Hastings hold in India from 1773?

  Governor-general of British India
• What did Hastings build in Kolkata?

  Madrasa
• How many nabobs held seats in Parliament in 1784?

  45
• What was the EIC accused of causing in India in 1769-73?

  A famine in Bengal
• Which Act of Parliament was passed in 1784, regarding India?

  India Act
• What power did the 1784 India Act give to the British Parliament?

  Joint control of India with the EIC
• How did Macaulay want to ‘transform’ India?

  By introducing British ideas around education and government.
• Which policy did the British use to take control of Indian rulers’ lands?

  Doctrine of Lapse
• Give two laws that Britain introduced to India, which angered many Indian traditionalists:

  • Doctrine of Lapse
  • Banning of Suttee
• Why were the Indians concerned about the number of Christian missionaries who came to India?

  They felt like the British wanted to replace their culture.
• How many sepoys were there in the EIC’s army by 1856?

  300,000
• Why did the sepoys object to the new cartridges issues in 1856?

  They were covered in pork or beef fat
• Give one short-term reason for the Indian Rebellion:

  Pork and beef being used in gun cartridges
• Give one long-term reason for the Indian Rebellion:

  Fear of the British replacing their culture
• Name three cities that saw sieges or massacres during the Indian Rebellion:

  • Delhi
  • Gwalior
  • Jhansi
• What happened to the EIC after the Indian Rebellion in 1858?

  Abolishment
• After 1858, what was the title of the man who ruled India on behalf of Britain?

  Viceroy
• In which year was Queen Victoria named Empress of India?

  1877
• What term is used for British rule in India from 1877 to 1946?

  British Raj
• What organisation were Indian permitted to join from 1858?

  The Indian Civil Service
• Why did most Indians not benefit from being allowed to join the Indian Civil Service?

  They needed to take an entrance exam in Britain to join.
• What nationalist organisation was established in India in 1885?

  The Indian National Congress