BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN INDIA Unit 3 – India Lesson 5 – British Imperialism of India

Reaction to your reading Choose to represent one of the following: A British colonist in India An Indian farmer A highly educated Indian working “with” the British A British parliamentarian, who has never been to India

Write a one page discussion… Choose someone in your group you’ll be writing to Discuss one other person you met in your group with that third person Describe your interaction with that person

Discuss with the class Feel free to read, or discuss what difficulty you had writing this Imagine being IN that situation… The movie Gandhi will illustrate all four of these types of people..

Indian Assimilation The British built: Schools, hospitals, roads, railroads and forced Indians to grow “Cash Crops” The most educated learned to speak English, and act English The least educated were just left behind… and poor…

Rebellion by Indians Sepoy Rebellion, 1857 Sepoys were Indians hired to be soldiers British merchants hired them for protection British government started using them as military Sepoys rebelled The guns were loaded with cartridges Cartridges were coated with animal fat Indians didn’t want to bite into animals

English Annexation of India (Start of the “British Raj”) 1858-1947 Britain saw the danger of trusting Sepoys as their main military in India British government annexed India Goal: greater control This ended Indian independence Indians would now be treated as slaves Queen Victoria Empress Victoria

English Annexation of India (Start of the “British Raj”) 1858-1947 Britain saw the danger of trusting Sepoys as their main military in India British government annexed India Goal: greater control This ended Indian independence Indians would now be treated as slaves Queen Victoria Empress Victoria

British controlled the Indians The goal in the 1800s: to use India for resources Hot climate – perfect for Cash Crops, in addition to tea & spices And later… poppies (opium) They educated the upper classes to help control the others Built schools, roads, hospitals for British and upper level Indians Some Indians appeared very British

Indian Nationalism Nationalist movement started in 1800s Nationalists pushed for a removal of England Nationalists formed Indian National Congress Eventually led by Gandhi click

Quick Quiz The British called India the “crown jewel” in the British Empire. Name four things they used India for. What was the purpose of the National Congress?