Starter quiz
- Which word describes an Indian soldier serving in the British or another European order?
- 'sepoy' ✓
- Which word describes a native governor during the time of the Mughal Empire?
- 'Nawab' ✓
- Which famous conquerors invaded India?
- William the Conqueror
- Genghis Khan ✓
- Alexander the Great ✓
- the Vikings
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- Under whose rule did the power of the Mughals decrease?
- Akbar the Great
- Alexander the Great
- Aurangzeb ✓
- Genghis Khan
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- What was the British East India Company (EIC) granted in 1600?
- 'a monopoly' ✓
- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Clive beat the Nawab of Bengal at the Battle of Plassey.
- 2⇔Clive coerced the Mughal Emperor to grant a monopoly on trade to the EIC.
- 3⇔The power of the EIC grew but trade decreased with America.
- 4⇔The British government passed the Regulating Act.
- 5⇔Britain lost its American colonies and India became crucial to the empire.
Exit quiz
- Which word describes an act of rising up against rulers or authority?
- 'rebellion' ✓
- Which word describes a person who governs a territory on behalf of a sovereign?
- 'viceroy' ✓
- Which actions did the East India Company (EIC) undertake in India, causing resentment of British rule?
- sepoys were treated poorly ✓
- refused to trade with Hindu princes any longer
- replaced Indian traditions ✓
- the introduction of the 'doctrine of lapse' ✓
- sepoys were favoured over British troops
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔The EIC had full influence over the country of India.
- 2⇔Sepoys became angry over their poor treatment .
- 3⇔The ‘doctrine of lapse’ was imposed by the British.
- 4⇔the introduction of the new Enfield rifle
- 5⇔The Indian Rebellion broke out.
- How much of India was controlled by the EIC at the time of the Indian Rebellion in 1857?
- one third
- one half
- two-thirds ✓
- three-quarters
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- What was the Indian Rebellion of 1857 known as in India?
- the War Against the British
- the War of the Sepoys
- the War of Independence ✓
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Key learning points
- By the 1850s, most of the Indian subcontinent was under the control of the East India Company.
- The unpopular 'doctrine of lapse' was introduced which allowed Britain to control more Indian territory.
- The Indian Rebellion took place in 1857 and represented a serious challenge to British rule.
- British soldiers defeated the Indian rebellion and India became a Crown Colony governed by a viceroy.
Common misconception
India was totally controlled by the East India Company at the time of the Indian Rebellion in 1857.
Two-thirds of India was controlled by the East India Company at the time of the Indian Rebellion in 1857.
Keywords
Rebellion - an act of rising up against rulers or authority
Viceroy - a person who governs a territory on behalf of a sovereign
Crown colony - a colony administered by the British government within the British Empire
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