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Imperialism in India
Global II: Spiconardi
East India Company
East India Company British trading company that controlled 3/5 of India without government interferenceUsed raw materials from India for industrial
factories in England
Jewel in the Crown
India was viewed as Britain’s most valuable colony 300 million people (That’s a
huge market) Vast natural resources
Jute Wheat Tea Cotton Opium
Indians were forced to by British goods Could not buy goods made
in their own country (i.e. shirts)
Impact of British Imperialism Benefits (Positives) Detriments (Negatives)
Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
East India Company is in financially difficulty Need to expand revenue, so they expanded territory in India Annexed 80,000 square miles of land, which included 4.5 million
people
In order to keep control of this new territory, establish an army of 200,000 soldiers comprise of Indians These soldiers are known as the Sepoys
Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
Divide & ConquerSepoy soldiers were angry that they were
policing their fellow Indians Indians felt betrayed by Sepoy working for the
British Believed the British were turning Indians against
one another
Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
TortureKarl Marx writes in article in The New York
Daily Tribune stating the British government allowed British officers a series of appeals if accused of torture
Most didn’t face the penalty for their crimes
Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
TaxationThe East India company levied heavy taxes
on the people of IndiaThe Land Tax
Paid 3 shillings for every acre of land An acre, on average, produced, 8 shillings worth of crops
Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
Religion Most of India is comprised of Hindus and Muslims Rumors spread that the new bullet cartridges are
sealed with beef & pork fat Pork is a forbidden substance to Muslims Eating beef is “bad luck” for Hindus
British made the Hindu practice of suttee illegal
Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
The Insurgency May 9, 1857
Several sepoys refuse to use their cartridges Imprisoned & sentenced to 10 years hard labor Ridiculed by fellow Indians during march to prison
May 10, 1857 Members of the other sepoy brigades broke rank and turned
on their officers Rumors circulate that sepoys were massacring Christians
Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
Insurgency British send in troops
to put down mutiny British violently attack
Indian civilians
Legacy After 1 year of fighting
Sepoys are unsuccessful
Hindus and Muslims did not get along
Britain takes complete control of India (End of Mughal rule in India)
Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
The RetaliationRebels punished using cruel methods