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Oct 18, 1497
Vasco De Gama
1497-1499 Vasco De Gama was the first European explore to go to india. Brought back spices -
Period: Oct 18, 1497 to
India though the years
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Establishment of The British East India Company
Main Goal to make $ back selling indian goods to Europe -
Industrial Revolution in Britain
Greatly increased output of machine-mode goods that began in England. Before the Revolution people wore textiles by hand -
Decline of the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire begin to weaken European take advantage and take over -
Sepoy Rebellion
Rumors were their new enfield rifles were greased with beef and pork. They rebeled then Britan brought british soliders to India -
British Colonized India
British government took direct command of India. They colonized India -
Creation of the INC
The Indian National Congress found common ground with muslim league. They shared the heitage a British rule and an understanding of democratic deals -
Creation of the Muslim League
Founded under Muhammad Ali Jinnah -
Amritsar Massacre
Took place in the Jallianwala bagh public garden. The event that ensued from the passage of the Rolett Acts -
Rowlett Acts
Was a law passed by the british in colonial india. Law allowed the government to jail protesters without trial for 2 years -
Mohandas Gandhi's Leadership of the INC
The congress party endorsed civil disobedence the delibeerate and public refusal to obey an unjustlow and nonviolence as the mean to achieve indepedence -
Gandhi's Travels stressing nonviolent resistance
Giandhi launched his campaign of law and nonviolence. Then the civil disobedience campaign to weaken the british government -
The Salt March
Gandhi organsized to defy the hated salt acts. Many Injured in nonviolent march -
Beginning of WWII and the quit india movement
The British Empire is busy fighting Hitler, begin to lose control of India. After the warIndia will gain Independance -
Riots between Hindus and Muslims
Hindus and Muslims began to riot aganist each other -
Indian Independence and the Partition
It set off a lot of Riots because of Indians Gaining Independence. -
Gandhi's Death
Gandhi was shot by a hindu because he though gandhi protected the muslims too much
