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Imperialism in India

Imperialism in India. Vasco da Gama Post in Calicut The spice trade. Vasco da Gama and the ruler of Calicut. The British East India Company. Sir Thomas Roe meets with Mughal Emperor Jahangir The British East India Company gains a monopoly on trade with India .

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Imperialism in India

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  1. Imperialism in India • Vasco da Gama • Post in Calicut • The spice trade Vasco da Gama and the ruler of Calicut

  2. The British East India Company • Sir Thomas Roe meets with Mughal Emperor Jahangir • The British East India Company gains a monopoly on trade with India Mughal Emperor Jahangir receives Sir Thomas Roe

  3. Cash Crops in India Cotton bales on Cotton Green, Bombay, early 1900s

  4. The Battle of Plassey, 1757 • Nabob of Bengal seizes Calcutta, imprisons British East India Company workers • Nabob supported by the French • British troops win a major victory at Plassey • Victory drives the French from India, giving Britain a monopoly on trade Robert Clive

  5. Improvements in India’s Infrastructure In India, the British built: • The world’s third largest railroad system • Telephone and telegraph lines • Dams, bridges, and canals

  6. The Sepoy Rebellion • Sepoys: Indian soldiers who served under British commanders • 1857: Sepoys refused to use ammunition greased with pork/beef fat • Full-scale rebellion broke out • After quashing the rebellion, the British took control of India

  7. “The Jewel in the Crown” In this 1897 map of the world, British possessions are outlined in red and shaded pink.

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