PPT-THE BRITISH IN INDIA

Ruled largely by the British East India Company They hired sepoys Indian soldiers for protection Key Events Sepoy mutiny The Great Rebellion a revolt of the sepoys the First War of Independence in 1857 Began because of a growing Indian distrust of the British. L/O – To evaluate whether India benefited from the British Empire and to organise responses into an essay. Starter. – Are empires good or bad for the countries they control?. Thinking about….Empires. The Mughal Empire. -Decline of the . Mughals. began with religious conflict between Muslims and Hindus and resulted . in fighting . and a . divided. empire. End of Mughal Rule. 1600s, the British East India Company set up trading posts at Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. . India . and the . Indian . Resistance. Mr. Daniel Lazar. Lecture Outline . Mughal Dynasty. British East Indian Company Rule. Resistance to BEIC Rule. The Raj. Raj Methods . Benefits of the Raj . Detriments of the Raj . 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. 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. . At the start of the 18th century, the East India Company's presence in India was one of trade outposts. But by the end of the century, the Company was militarily dominant over South India and rapidly extending northward. By:- . Arnaut. , Cristina. Hussain. , . Nazia. Pant, Suryansh. Pivovarova. , . Darima. Popa. , . Vlad. Zhang, . Mengyuan. Zhang, Xiang. Battle of Diu (1509). Trade In Spices. Portuguese Indian Coin 1799. L/O – To identify the reasons why the British took control of India. Starter. – In what ways does Indian culture influence modern day Britain?. After conquering most of North America from the French, this was the size of the British Empire in 1763. in India. AP World History. Unit 5. India in the 18. th. and early 19. th. Century. East India Company. East India Company activity limited to coastal trading cities when the . Mughal. Empire was strong.. Early Trade Relationships. 1498, Vasco de Gama successfully sails around Africa to reach India. European trading posts along India’s coastline soon follow.. The French and British squabbled over Indian politics and trade.. Period 1- Indus River Valley. Indus River. Now –dry desert but historically lush landscape (ex of change in environment). Monsoon rains caused flooding in rivers-brought rich soil down river (like Nile, Tigris & Euphrates). 1750-1870. Imperial Policies. Emphasis on trade rather than territory. Colonies were to serve as ports. Emphasis on free trade rather than mercantilism. Mercantilism: government regulation of trade. Laissez faire: no / little government intervention in trade. I. First wave. : To the . New World. , in the 1600’s,. Along with the Spanish, Portuguese and French, the British took advantage of the land and wealth in the New World. This worked well until the American Revolution and by 1785 the British had to look elsewhere for places for trade and colonization.. Standards. SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to the 21st century. . a. Describe how nationalism led to independence in India . and Vietnam. . b. Describe the impact of Mohandas Gandhi’s belief in non-violent protest. . The British empire A brief history of the empire PART ONE The industrial revolution A mill – a factory – a plant Smokestack industries Manufactured goods Production lines Produce on a massive