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He began exploring the East African coast because him and his crew were amazed by the spices, rare silks, and precious gems.
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Aurangezeb let over 2 million of his subjects die while he was at war, so he lost all resect
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Small farms covered England's landscape. Wealthy landowners enclosed their land with fences or hedges.
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Econimic probems increased for Indians, and so did their feelings of resentment and nationalism.
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The British government regulated the East India company's effort both in London and India.
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The British government took direct command of India.
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The are controlled by the East India Company gre over time. Eventually, if governed modern Bangladesh, most of Southern India, and nearly all the territory along the Ganges River.
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Growing nationalism led to the following of two nationalist groups, the INC and the Muslim League
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An organization founded in India to protect Muslim interests
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10,000 Hindus and Muslims gathered to Amritsar to pray and fast and to listen to political speeches. The British commander ordered the troops to shoot everyone because they were breaking a law by having a public meeting.
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Laws that allowed the government to jail protesters without trial for at least two years.
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Gandhi urged the INC to follow a policy of noncooperation with the Britsh government.
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The congress party endorsednd civil disobedience and nonviolence to achieve independence
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Indians were only allowed to buy salt from the government so Gandhi and his followers walked 240 miles to the seacoast to make their own salt.
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Provided local self-government and limited democratic elections.
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Riots broke out in several Indian cities. 5,000 people died and 15,000 were hurt.
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Partition means a division in parts.
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During that time 500 native princes to decide which nation they would join.
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Gandhi went to the Indian capital to plead for fair treatment of Muslim refugees. There, he was shot by a Hindu extremist.