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The British Colonial Rule in India: Impact and Resistance

Explore the imperialistic rule of the British in India, examining both the positive and negative impacts on the economy, culture, and society. Understand the varied responses of Indians under colonial domination, including key events like the Sepoy Mutiny and the rise of Indian nationalist movements. Discover why India was considered the "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire.

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The British Colonial Rule in India: Impact and Resistance

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  1. THE BRITISH TAKE OVER INDIA The New Imperialism 9-4

  2. H-SS 10.4.3 Explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and the colonized and the varied immediate and long-term responses by the people under colonial rule.

  3. GUIDE QUESTION 1. Why was India known as the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire?

  4. The most Important colony • in the British Empire was India • British East India Company dominates India after decline of Mughals

  5. Company’s impact on India • British Law required India to supply raw materials • cotton • indigo • tea • British policies discouraged native manufacturing

  6. GUIDE QUESTION 2. How did the British have both a negative and positive impact on India?

  7. Third largest railway system in the world • Modernized economy • Literacy • Infrastructure-dams, bridges • Communications • Unified India

  8. Negative Aspects of British Rule • Economic benefits flowed out of India • Subsistence farming declines in favor of cash crops=famine • Western ways erode traditional Indian culture and values

  9. GUIDE QUESTION • Why and how did Indians resist British domination?

  10. D. The Sepoy Mutiny 1857 • Turning point • Soldiers object to guns on religious grounds • British government sends troops to end rebellion • The British Raj 1757-1947 • 200 years of colonial rule

  11. Indian Nationalist Movement • Ram Mohun Roy • ”Father of modern India” • end of Suti • end of female infanticide

  12. 1885 Indian National Congress-Hindu political group • 1906-Muslim League- Muslim group • 1905-1911 conflict over partition of Bengal • Escalating demands for independence from Britain

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