Imperialism in India

Imperialism in India

India was controlled by the British East India Company

• Raw Materials from India

• India was a market to sell to

Multiple Choice

The main motive for British imperialism in India is for Britain

• to have the most tea

• to make a profit

• to learn from native cultures

Multiple Choice

The Suez canal helped Britain

• Because now they can ship faster from and to India

• Because now they can more easily get to and from South Asia

• Both of the above

Sepoys: a native of India employed as a soldier in the British East India Company

They were Muslim and Hindu

Tensions

• Missionaries in India

• Bring Christianity

• Most Indians were NOT Christian, but Hindu or Muslim

Multiple Choice

What were the causes of tensions in India between Indians and the British?

• Racial tensions

• Religious tensions

• Tensions due to power

• All of these reasons

Open Ended

Make a prediction. What will happen? Type a response.

Sepoy Mutiny (Rebellion)

• •Early 1857 – Mid 1858

  •(AKA: Indian Rebellion, Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Rebellion,

  First War of Indian Independence)

Multiple Choice

Indian Rebellion

Indian Mutiny

Sepoy Rebellion

Sepoy Mutiny

First War or Indian Independence

-These are all the same event. True or False?

• True

• False

British Queen

is now the Queen of India too!

Multiple Choice

Sepoys were

• Indians that were happy with Britain

• Indians who served the British East India Company as soldiers

• British who were in India

• British who were in China

Multiple Choice

Could you say that the Sepoy rebellion was an Indian nationalist rebellion against Britain?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The Sepoy Rebellion was crushed.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

After the Sepoy Rebellion, India was ruled directly by Britain.

• True

• False

Open Ended

How is the Sepoy Rebellion a turning point in history? Explain in your own words.