Indian lawyer and statesman; the leading force in the creation of a separate Muslim state in Pakistan when the British left India in 1948. He objected to the political domination of India by Hindus.

Nationalist leader in India, who called for a nonviolent revolution to gain his country's freedom from the British empire

Passive resistance campaign of 1930 where Mohandas Gandhi and many Indians protested the British tax on salt by marching to the Indian Ocean to make their own salt.

Allowed the British to arrest and jail anyone they wished without trial if they were thought to be plotting against the British.

In India, individuals who are at the bottom of or outside the Hindu caste system; they were given the name which means child of God.

Led by Mahatma Gandhi and one of India's most famous boycotts; purpose was to urge his countrymen to boycott British textiles and instead wear khaddar, or cloth made in India.

Refusal to obey laws that you believe are unjust

The mutiny of Indian officers in the British Army in 1857 against the British. Britain made India an official colony after this event.

Nationalist organization in India formed by the Islamic population who did not feel represented by the Indian National Congress; Muhammed Ali Jinnah was the leader.

A division into parts, like the 1947 division of the British colony of India into nations of India and Pakistan.

Nationalistic organization in India with the purpose of ending British control. Prominent members include Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.

British soldiers killed approximately 400 peaceful protesters on April 13, 1919, that had gathered in the middle of town to protest a British law prohibiting meetings

A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political, social, and economic life in India for more than 200 years.

Country formed by the division of India after it granted independence from Great Britain (1947), in response to demands by Muslims for their own state.

Indian nationalist leader and the first prime minister of independent India from 1947-1964. Along with Mohandas Gandhi, he was instrumental in freeing India from Britain's control