Advent Flashcards
(31 cards)
What year did the Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople?
1453
Who discovered the new sea route to India?
Vasco da Gama in 1498
What significant event occurred in 1510?
Albuquerque occupied Goa from the sultans of Bijapur.
When was the British East India Company opened?
1600
What year did the Dutch open their East India Company?
1602
What royal charter did Jahangir issue?
Allowing the British to conduct trade in Surat.
When was the French East India Company established?
1664
What was the outcome of the Battle of Plassey?
It marked the beginning of British control in India in 1757.
Who defeated the French in the Third Carnatic War?
Eyre Coote
What treaty was signed between the English and French?
Treaty of Paris in 1763
What was the significance of the Battle of Buxar?
It solidified British power in India.
Who implemented the Dual government policy in Bengal?
Robert Clive
What event occurred in 1741 involving the Dutch?
Dutch declared war on Travancore.
What was the capital of the French in India?
Pondicherry
Who handed over the Diwani rights over Bengal to the British?
Shah Alam-II
What was a center for international trade during the Middle Ages?
Constantinople
Arab merchants carried the Asian merchandise into Constantinople.
What were the causes for the discovery of a new sea route to India?
Fall of Constantinople, taxes by Turks, encouragement of navigators, scientific inventions, unprofitable trade, and breaking the monopoly of Italian traders.
List the Europeans who came to India for trade.
The Portuguese, The Dutch, The English, The French.
How did Marthanda Varma check the Dutch?
Stood against the Dutch and brought reforms in administration.
What were the achievements of MileStone-80?
Controlled the surrounding areas, defeated the Dutch in many battles, captured trading centers of the Dutch, and made other rulers oppose the Dutch.
The Dutch suffered huge losses.
What was the Second Carnatic War?
Fought between the French and English from 1749 to 1754.
It ended with the Treaty of Pondicherry and brought laurels to the English.
What were the reasons for the Second Carnatic War?
French supported Salabath Jung in Hyderabad, made Chanda Saheb the Nawab of Arcot, and internal rivalry for the throne of Bengal, Hyderabad, and Carnatic.
Robert Clive attacked and killed Chandasaheb.
What were the results of the Second Carnatic War?
British made Md. Ali the Nawab of Carnatic, and the French suffered a political setback.
What were the causes of the Battle of Plassey?
Misuse of Dastakths, mending of the fort without permission, and the Black Room Tragedy.
