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Mar 16, 1498
Vasco De Gama Sails For India
Vasco De Gama was the first European to reach India by sailing around Africa. He brought back spices and textiles to Europe. After De Gama reached India, the Portuguese, Dutch, French, and British followed. -
Establishment of the British East India Company
The British East India Company won trading rights for India British trading ports were built in Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. -
Industrial Revolution in Britain
Farmers found much more prductive ways to grow more crop. Machines also started taking man's job. -
Decline of the Mughal Empire
Many small states with different rulers broke away from the empire. -
British Overcome French and Take Control of India
Robert Clive led the British East India company in a winning battle over the Fench along with their Indian allies. This allowed the British East India Company to gain full control over India. -
Sepoy Rebellion
Rumors spread that the Sepoy's new rifles were gressed with beef and pork fat. This upset both the Hindus and Muslims. When many Sepoys were jailled for refusing the rifles, those that weren't rebelled. -
British Colonized India
The British goverment took full control of India because during the Sepoy Rebellion the goverment had to help the company regain control. This was during the reign of Queen Victoia. -
Creation of the Indian Nation Congress
Educated Indians learned about nationalism and decided they wanted to rule themselves. This group delt with the concerns of their people, which were mostly Hindus. -
Creation of the Muslim League
The Muslim League was created to protect Muslim interest. They would not accept freedom from the British if it ment the Hindus would take control. -
Rowlett Acts
The British passed laws that allowed the government to jail protesters for up to two years without a trial. -
Amritsar Massacre
10,000 Indians gathered to protest the Rowlatt Acts. What they didn't know was that the British banned public meetings. There was a British commander, with his army, who saw this and opend fire without warning. Indians who heard about this were outraged. -
Mohandas Gandhi's Leadership of the INC
After the Amritsar Massacre Gandhi emeraged as a leader of Indian independence. His strategy to gain independence was a peaceful one. -
Gandhi's Travels Stressing Nonviolent Resistance
Gandhi lanched a campaign of civil disobendience, its goal to cause the British to lose authority throughout the nation. This included Gandhi's nonviolent boycotts. -
The Salt March
Gandhi and his followers walked 240 miles to the sea coast where they made their own salt so they didn't need to pay the British for it. This led to strikes at British salt factories. -
Government of India Act
This act granted India limited self rule. They had local self goverment and limited democratic elections. -
Partition
The British decided that spliting the nation was be the best thing to do. -
WWII - Riots Betweem Hindus and Muslims
The British give up rule of India due to war depts. Hindus and Muislims fought each other for control. -
Indian/Pakistan Independence
To advoid fighting between religions, India broke up into anouther nation. Indian remained mostly Hindhu and Pakistan was created from Muslims. -
Gandhi's Death
Gandhi saw the mass killings during this resettlement of Indians and told Hindus to allow the Muslims safe passage. Instead a Hindu extreamust, who thought Gandhi was being protective of the Muslims, shot and killed him.