British Take Over India

What is a Hindu custom requiring a wife to throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre?

• sati

• sepoy

• viceroy

• purdah

Indian soldiers serving in the East India Company were called...

• sepoy

• sati

• purdah

• viceroy

What is a representative of the queen who governed India in her name?

• viceroy

• sati

• sepoy

• purdah

Cutting down many trees is...

• deforestation

• imperialism

• nationalism

• dewoodification

The religious practice of isolating women in separate quarters is called...

• purdah

• sati

• sepoy

• viceroy

In what way did India's diversity help the British take control?

• India, with many cultures, could not unite to resist the British.

• Indians were busy fighting regional wars.

• Because of language differences, Mughal rulers could not exercise authority.

• Some cultural groups supported Britain.

What caused the Sepoy Rebellion?

• The East Indian Company proposed a tax on tea.

• Several laws were passed overriding the religious beliefs of the sepoys

• The British ambushed the sepoys

• Due to a shortage of weapons, the sepoys were poorly armed

What was one result of the Sepoy Rebellion?

• India became a protectorate

• India gained independence

• Hindus and Muslims went to war

• India was ruled by the British

One benefit of British rule in India was...

• the building of the Suez Canal

• a thriving diamond industry

• a fairer legal system

• an abundance of food for all Indians

What role did education play in the rise of Indian nationalism in the late 1800s?

• Educated Indians allied closely with their British rulers

• Educated Indians negotiated better trade relations with Britain

• Educated Indians began to demand self-rule

• Educated Indian Muslims reached an agreement with Hindus