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British East India Company sets up trading posts in major coastal cities, but the Mughals kept the foreigners under control.
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The Mughal Empire was falling apart and the British moved in to the smaller states headed by maharajahs and established dominate relationships.
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The East India Company takes advantage of the situation. Robert Clive and the company army defeats Indian resistance at the Battle of Plassey From this moment, a British Company is the strongest power in India
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A company ruled India without Governmental interference British Officers lead Indian troops (Sepoys) “Jewel in the Crown”—the most valuable of all the colonies
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World’s Workshop” needs markets! British Restrict Indian economic development Produce raw materials and buy our goods!!! Indian Competition of British Goods was Prohibited Railroad makes India profitable-raw materials out manufactured in!! Control through money, influence, military power -
? All related to British Interests 3rd largest railroad network Modern communication-telephones/telegraphs Waterworks-dams, bridges, irrigation Sanitation, public health Education, increased literacy Law and Order, peace
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British held Political and Economic Power Emphasis on cashcrops hurts subsistence farmers
Caused famines Increase of British presence, racism Christianity influenced India -
British controlling their land Trying to get the Indians to Convert to Christianity Hate the constant racism
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Rumor spread that new ammunition was sealed with animal fat Not good when you have to bite off the tip-Hindus and Muslims Hindus both offended Mutiny spread throughout Northern India East India Company took a year to put the rebellion down-with the help of the British Army The Rebellion failed because of no leadership, scared of each other, not all Indians turned on the EIC
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Because of the Rebellion, The British Government took over India Raj-timeframe where India is controlled by Britain
Mutiny increased British mistreatment and racism