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Colonisation of India

Colonisation of India. Learning Intention: to identify positive and negative consequences of British Colonisation in India. East India Trading Company 17 th – 20 th Century – B ritish rule.

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Colonisation of India

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  1. Colonisation of India Learning Intention: to identify positive and negative consequences of British Colonisation in India

  2. East India Trading Company 17th – 20th Century – British rule The Europeans spent significant time in the Asian region to set up trading ports, colonies and infrastructure that not only developed the local areas and exposed them to other cultures; but also provided significant profit for their homelands. From the map opposite, who were the major European powers in Asia? Who do you believe had the greatest interest in the Asian region? How do you know? Anything else interesting about this map? (locality, time period)

  3. Positive and Negative – use 1 colour for BRITAIN and another colour for INDIA

  4. ‘The British essentially used the life blood of India to aid in the wealth of Great Britain.’ (Coleman, 1999; 233)What is meant by this statement? The British used India’s natural resources for profit through trade and also exploited the indigenous population. How does this image depict this statement? The man is British, he is squeezing out India’s worth. The British are gaining money from the India’s resources, produce, technology and labour., effectively bleeding them dry.What, in this image, indicates it’s about Britain and India? The red coat is iconic to the British, as is his hair style and clothing. It is obvious it is India because of the shape of the country being squeezed (milked). From this image who benefited from British Colonisation and why? The British, because the British profited from India's resources and milked as much financial gain as possible from the colonised land.

  5. The British in India Continued The British found The Indian population quite willing, many actually embraced trade and British culture. Indian traders became wealthy through trade, mainly tea and spices, and very quickly established an upper class. (Harrison-Wells, 1961, 13) What is meant by this statement? The Indians who accepted the British culture and traded with the British became very wealthy upper class. How does this image depict this statement? The British and Indians are playing polo a royal sport invented by the British (very cultural) What, in this image, indicates its about Britain and India? The white men are clearly British and the Indians are the men with turbans. From this image and statement who benefited from British Colonisation and why? The British, because the Indians are playing a British sport which must’ve been originally from Britain. Some Indians also benefited financially as demonstrated by their acceptance into British nobility, playing polo with lords of British society.

  6. Outline Video of East India Company rule in India – A history – control to independence • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J38kLQeVNXg • Reading section 10min Video on how the British came to power and the exploitation and benefits they brought with them – lots of subtitles to discuss • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OMK6Rze2nE

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