-
Vasco De Gama and his crew were amazed with all the spices, rare silks, and precious gems that he had never seen when his boat landed in india
-
The british economic interest in india was very big. They set up trading posts at Bombay, Madras, and Calculatta
-
Aurangzeb was the ruler of the empire when it declined. It declined because of his wasteful spending, no more tolorance, and he drainded the empire of its resouces.
-
During this time period, there was an increase of machine made goods
-
At the battle of Plassey, the East Indian Company defeted the alied army of the french and indians
-
some indians began demanding a greater role in governing themselves
-
The rebellion was caused by many different things the british did to mistreat the indians. There were also rumors spread about the way gunpowder was made, in which made them furious
-
The british took direct control over india in fear of more revolts
-
Muslims felt that the INC was dominated by the hindus and created the Muslim League
-
Hindus and Muslims decieded to protest the Rowlatt Acts in Amrisar and were gunded down by british soilders.
-
The British made the Rowlett Acts to deal with the revolutionaries
-
Gandihi was a great leader in the independence movment. He attracted followers by using non-violent tactics
-
When the Indians had to pay a tax on salt, they stopped buying salt from the British they collected sea water and let the water evaperate
-
This act granted a small part in the government for the hindus and muslim people.
-
Rioting between the Hindus and Muslims broke out in several Indian cities. Four days of clashes in calcutta left more than 5000 people dead
-
The british house of commers passed an act that granted india and pakistan independence
-
A hindu extremist who thought gandhi was to protective of muslims so he shot and killed him
