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A mutany of sepoys (native soldiers) against East India Company
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Massacre at Cawnpore
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Let Britain take control of the East India Company
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Cateogorized Indians based on religion.
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In 1885, Allan Octavian Hume, a Scotsman, helped form the Indian National Congress.
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Gave more members to Viceroy's and provincial governers' legislative councils.
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allowed legislative councils to talk about the budget and introduce bills , but members could not humiliate the government in anyway.
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Increased the percentage of the adult male population who could vote.
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The Congress Party asked Great Britain to give Indian dominion status.
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Ghandi led a swadeshi campaign in 1930. It was to protest the salt tax because of the impact it held on the Indians.
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The purpouse was to make a federation of eleven British provinces and over 500 Indian princely states.
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Elections held in 1937 showed the weakness of the Muslim League compared to Congress. This led Muslim leaders to want to split India into two federations.
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Sir Stafford Cripps offered Indian leaders eventual independence
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Congress promised not to force any territorial unit to stay in India against its will.
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Worked with 4 major groups, The Congress Party, the Muslim League, the Unionist Party, and the Sikhs. Wished for the end of British rule, but fought over opinions on Indian independence.