Britain- Migration, Empires and the People c790-Present Day: Expanision in India

Question 1

Name 4 natural resources India is rich in.

Answer 1

1. silk
2. tea
3. timber
4. spices

Question 2

Finish the sentence: Seeing as India was rich in natural resources any countries that made strong links with India could become…

Answer 2

very rich and powerful.

Question 3

Who discovered how to get to India from Europe by sea in 1497?

Answer 3

Vasco De Gama

Question 4

Give 3 examples of countries that began to send their ships to India to trade.

Answer 4

1. Denmark
2. France
3. Netherlands

Question 5

What were trading stations?

Answer 5

Permanent, well-protected bases along Indian coast set up by European traders.

Question 6

What was often within the trading ports to turn raw materials into goods?

Answer 6

Workshops or ‘factories’

Question 7

What were the British training stations run by?

Answer 7

The East Indian company (EIC)

Question 8

When was the EIC setup?

Answer 8

1600

Question 9

What did the EIC have monopoly over?

Answer 9

British trade in India

Question 10

What did EIC ships carry to trade with for goods in countries as far as China and Japan?

Answer 10

Cheap British goods

Question 11

Name 3 goods that were brought back to Britain from other countries.

Answer 11

1. Silk
2. Coffee
3. Spices

Question 12

Who made a fortune from the trading the EIC did?

Answer 12

EIC businessman and the kings and queens to whom they paid taxes to.

Question 13

What did India become an important base for?

Answer 13

Much of Britain’s growing global trading.

Question 14

Where and when did the EIC set up its first 3 trading posts in India?

Answer 14

. Surat in 1612
. Madras in 1638
. Bombay in 1668

Question 15

The EIC had its own army and ____; local Indian people were trained to become ________ for the EIC.

Answer 15

1. navy
2. soldiers

Question 16

When did the EIC’s Monopoly end in India?

Answer 16

1694

Question 17

What religion were the Mughals?

Answer 17

Muslim

Question 18

Where did the Mughals invade and take control of in the 1500s?

Answer 18

Areas of India mostly run by a Hindu princes.

Question 19

When did the Mughals begin to lose control of India?

Answer 19

1658- 1708

Question 20

Who was the Mughal emperor ruling when wars began across India?

Answer 20

Aurangzeb

Question 21

How did some European countries take advantage of the Mughals loss of control over India?

Answer 21

They began to expand their control over India and support particular Indian princes with weapons/ soldiers in return for rewards such as lands or goods.

Question 22

How did the EIC begin to take more Indian land in the 1700s?

Answer 22

Using its private army and Navy against various regional rulers of India and taking advantage of the divisions between.

Question 23

When was the Battle of Plassey?

Answer 23

1757

Question 24

What happened in the Battle of Plassey?

Answer 24

Around 3000 company troops defeated and Indian army of over 40,000.

Question 25

Who led the company troops in the Battle of Plassey?

Answer 25

Robert Clive

Question 26

How many of the 3000 company troops were local Indians in the Battle of Plassey?

Answer 26

2,200

Question 27

Who led the Indian army in the Battle of Plassey?

Answer 27

Siraj-ud-Daula

Question 28

Where did the victory the in Battle of Plassey allow the EIC to take over?

Answer 28

Bengal one of the richest parts of India.

Question 29

Name an example of a European nation the EIC fought against and took over their trading posts.

Answer 29

The Dutch

Question 30

Despite the huge profits made in India why was the EIC losing money elsewhere?

Answer 30

The decline in trade with America.

Question 31

Why does the British government step in once the EIC was losing money?

Answer 31

The EIC paid a fortune in taxes and they didn’t want it to go bankrupt or to lose control of a large portion of India.

Question 32

What did the Government of India Act in 1773 state?

Answer 32

That both the British government and the EIC controlled the territory in India jointly.

Question 33

Who was appointed as the Governor General in India to control the territory?

Answer 33

Warren Hastings

Question 34

When does the British government become increasedingly involved in India (gradually taking more control of the EIC’s affairs)?

Answer 34

After losing the valuable American colonies in the 1700s

Question 35

By the mid-____s much of India was controlled by the British.

Answer 35

1850

Question 36

What position did Robert Clive start in the EIC as?

Answer 36

An office clerk

Question 37

What was Robert Clive’s position in the Battle of Plassey?

Answer 37

Governor of Bengal

Question 38

When did Robert Clive return to India as Governor and Commander-in-chief of Bengal?

Answer 38

1764-67

Question 39

What did Robert Clive’s greed and mismanagement increase the devastation of?

Answer 39

The 1700 Bengal famine

Question 40

How many people died in the 1700 Bengal famine?

Answer 40

Around 10 million

Question 41

When was Robert Clive criticized by Parliament for corruption?

Answer 41

1772

Question 42

Who was the first governor general of India (1773- 85)?

Answer 42

Warren Hastings

Question 43

What 3 things did Warren Hastings deal with as Governor General of India?

Answer 43

1. Reorganising tax systems
2. Tightening anti- corruption laws
3. Dealing with gangs

Question 44

What 3 accusations did Warren Hastings face?

Answer 44

1. Corruption
2. Mismanagement
3. Poor military judgment from political rivals

Question 45

What did Warren Hastings face trial over in 1787 back in England?

Answer 45

Concerns over British standards in India.

Question 46

When was Warren Hastings found not guilty over concerns about British standards in India?

Answer 46

1795