Paper 3 m) India; increasing control by the British

Increasing control by the British: Cause 1 = The role of the East India company in the late 18th century. Which key battle in 1757 saw East India Company armies defeat the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, thus establishing Britain is the dominant power in India.

• Battle of Plassey

• Battle of Bengal

• Battle of Madras

The company divided its territory into three presidencies, which was the largest and most important (with the largest army).

• Bengal, capital Calcutta

• Madras, capital Madras

• Bombay, capital Bombay

Company men who made their fortunes in India were known as…

• Nabobs

• Bonabs

• Little Princes

Increasing control by the British: Cause 2 = Poor management and corruption by the Company caused the British government to take control over the Company's structure.

Which law created a governing council of five, based in Calcutta, of which two were Company members and three were nominated by parliament (thereby ensuring a parliamentary majority)

• 1773 Regulating Act

• 1774 East India Company Act

• 1786 Supplementary Act

Which law made the East India Company subordinate to the Crown in all its political functions and a further regulatory body, the Board of Control, was set up to achieve this. The members of the Board of Control were the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for India and four privy councillors appointed by the king.

• 1773 Regulating Act

• 1774 East India Company Act

• 1786 Supplementary Act

Which law enabled the governor general in special cases to override his council. Executive power was therefore exercised by individual governor generals, whose appointments, although nominated by the Company, were ultimately at the discretion of the Crown. It also made the Company a regularised subsidiary (overseen and regulated) by the crown.

• 1773 Regulating Act

• 1774 East India Company Act

• 1786 Supplementary Act

Increasing Control Cause 3 = The nature of East India Company in the early 1800s:

Which economic ideology drastically altered the relationship between the company and the crown in the early 1800s?

• Mercantilism

• free trade

• Keynesianism

The influence of free trade thinking can be seen laws that altered the operation of the company in the early 1800s. Which law renewed the companies charter ended the trading monopolies on everything except tea and trade with China?

• 1813 Charter Act

• 1823 Charter of India Act

• 1833 Government of India Act

The influence of free trade thinking can be seen laws that altered the operation of the company in the early 1800s. Which law ended the Companies commercial activities completely and repurpose the role of the company as one of administration and tax collection?

• 1813 Charter Act

• 1823 Charter of India Act

• 1833 Government of India Act

The change of function of the East India Company from commerce to administration meant that by 1833 British representatives in India now saw themselves as:

• ruling India

• Engaging in and protecting commercial interests

• expanding the size of British territory in India at all costs