European Colonies in Asia May 7, 2013

1600s: Portugal colonized FIRST Then British, French, & British Bring Christianity with them England creates the East India Company Trading empire – Trade gold/ silver for cotton, silk, tea, textiles (cloth)** Indian words in English textile business – EXAMPLE: Khaki, shawl By 1760: England controls India $$$ (owns business) Individual Indian rulers want Britain OUT (culture) – But…no unity/ disagree Britain likes disunity in India East India Company Most powerful business (England) High power/ $$$ Conflict with England’s gov’t – 1800s: no technology for communication

1760: England gaining MORE control of India By 1850s – India angry with British laws 1. Outlaw ritual suicide for widows 2. High taxes 3.Promote Christianity 1857: Sepoy Rebellion Sepoy: Indian soldier in British army in India 1. Find out rifles greased with beef & pork fat Angers Muslims & Hindus – Muslims (no touch pork) – Hindu (cows sacred) Rebel against England (lose) 1858: England officially takes India as colony But…major distrust between India & England

1.What country colonized Asia first? 2.What country controlled India? 3.What is the name of the most powerful English company in Asia? 4.What Asian product was the most important for trading? 5.Why do Indian rulers want England OUT? 6.Why do individual Indian rulers have a problem getting England OUT? 7.Who does the East India Company have conflict with? 8.What makes it difficult for England’s government to control India? 9.What country took control of India in 1760? 10.List 3 reasons why India was angry with British laws. 11.What is a sepoy? 12.Why were Muslims & Hindus angry about the greased weapons?

India as an English Colony: Changes in India May 8, 2013

Changes in India 1. Brits improve roads; ports; railroads; telegraph Improves Transportation/ communication Increase trade/ military control (uprisings) 2. England Industrial Revolution (1800s) Limit IMPORTS from India Businesses close/ India economy DOWN No goods/ forced to buy expensive goods from England India focuses on Ca$h Crops: tea, cotton, coffee PROBLEM: no food = famine 3.Increase healthcare/ sanitary conditions Population growth Move to cities for jobs

4.England builds schools/ colleges Focus on teaching English language/ culture – Spread English culture English language UNITES Indian people – Common language Begin talking NATIONALISM: pride for country – Talk politics, liberty, freedom – Unites country Revolution in India Higher classes: more western (education) Lower classes: restore Hindu traditions After World War I (1918) India pushes for independence from England (Ghandi)

1.List the 4 changes England imposed on India. 2.List 2 ways that improving roads helped India. 3.List 2 cash crops. 4.What united the Indian people? 5.What does nationalism mean? 6.After what war did India begin pushing for independence? 7.What class wanted to restore Hindu traditions? 8.When did England have their industrial revolution? 9.Why do you think England stopped importing goods from India? 10.Why did many people move to cities?