By: Aleigh Wosewick, Emily Grob, Kaitlyn Montgomery, Dana Fornicola, Aleah Snyder,

and Chasity Kemmerlin

East India trading company had set up trading post in Bombay, madras, and Calcutta

India’s dynasty run by mungh dynasty kept trades under control

By 1707 the dynasty started to collapse 1757- Robert Clive led troops to conquer

India in the battle of Plassey Raj- British controlled portions of India in

the years 1757 to 1947

East India trading company was being regulated by British government in London and India

1900- the company ruled India with little say from Britain

The company had its own army led by British officers and sepoys ◦ Sepoy- an Indian solider

Sepoy Mitiny- 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India

At first India was precious to Britain because of its profit

Industrial revolution made Britain a workshop and India supplied raw materials

The population of India acted as a market to sell product

The British considered India as the “jewel in the Crown”

Britain set up restrictions so India couldn’t run its own economy

The new policies were:◦ India had to produce raw materials and buy

British goods only◦ Competition was prohibited◦ The British built railroads to transport their

product to ports◦ Most goods were agricultural products such as

tea, indigo, coffee, cotton, jute, and opium◦ Trade led to international events

Ex. The crime and war cut off supply of Russian jute to Scottish mills which boosted exports from Bengal which was a province in India

British put world’s third largest railroad network◦ United India's regions

Modern road network, telephone and telegraph lines, dams, bridges and irrigation canals

Sanitation and health improved Schools and colleges were founded

◦ Literacy increased British troops ended local warfare

Britain had most political and economic power

Restricted local Indian companies Need for cash crops = loss of sufficiency Reduced food production led to famine Britain adopted “hands off” policy in Indian

religious social customs

1850- British controlled most subcontinent Many pocket of discontent Controlling lands and converting Indians to

Christianity Resented constant racism from British Sepoy rebellion- problems increased for

Indians 1857- gossip spread Indian soldiers

cartridges of new enfold rifles seal with beef pork fat.

Garrison commander shocked that 85 or 90 sepoys refused to accept cartridges

British handled crisis badly, soldiers who disobeyed were jailed

May 10, 1857- sepoys rebelled marched to delhi

Joined Indian soldiers captured Delhi rebellion spread to north and central India

Fierce fighting took place Both British and Spain tried to slaughter

each others armies East India company took over one year to

regain control of country British sent troops to help them India couldn’t reunite against British due to

weak leadership and serious split between religious groups

Mutiny marked turning point in Indian history

Result of mutiny 1858- Britain took direct control on India

1800s- Indians demanded more modernization and greater govnt role

Ram Mohun Roy- modern thinker, educated◦ Began campaign to move away from traditional

practices/ideas◦ Father of modern India

Believed the child marriages were bad◦ Rigid caste separation- religious life

Believed if things weren’t changed quickly India would continue to be ruled by outsiders

Also found a social reform movement that worked for change

Indians resented a system that made them second-class citizens in own country

Indians with European education faced discrimination

2 groups◦ 1885- Indian national Congress◦ 1906- The Muslim League

By early 1900s they were calling for self government

1905- portion of Bengal- acts of terrorism broke out◦ On the edge of open rebellion