Migration 4

Question 1

Who and when was the route from Europe to India by sea discovered

Answer 1

Vasco de Gama

1497

Question 2

Name 3 EIC trading stations and when were they founded

Answer 2

Surat (1612)
Madras (1638)
Bombay (1668)

Question 3

When was the EIC founded

Answer 3

1600

Question 4

When was the Indian rebellion

Answer 4

May 1857

Question 5

What happened to EIC after the Indian rebellion

Answer 5

They were replaced by the royal government

Question 6

What was traded in India

Answer 6

Tea
Sugar cane
Silk 
Spices
Gemstones

Question 7

By the mid 1800s how much was the tea trade worth

Answer 7

£30 million

Question 8

By 1900 how much were exports to India worth

Answer 8

£140 million

Question 9

How much railway was built in India

Answer 9

30,000km

Question 10

How many bridges were built in India

Answer 10

130,000

Question 11

When was the scramble for Africa

Answer 11

1876-1914

Question 12

When was the Berlin conference

Answer 12

1884-1885

Question 13

When was the abolition of slave owning

Answer 13

1834

Question 14

When was the abolition of the slave trade

Answer 14

1807

Question 15

When was the boer war

Answer 15

1899-1902

Question 16

When did Egyptians rebel

Answer 16

1882

Question 17

How much was the compensation fund paid by the British to South Africa

Answer 17

£3 million