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Review vocabulary from Handout # 1 Turmoil – extreme confusion, chaos, great disorder Viceroy – governor of a colony who rules for the mother country Profitable – money made on an investment Suttee – ritual suicide of widowed wives
British East India CompanySepoy Rebellion -British trading company who took advantage of instability in India & gained control of the government -It became the base for British Imperialism in India revolt of Hindu & Muslim sepoys (soldiers) against the British in India -the sepoys were forced to use pig & cow grease on their weapons which went against their religious teachings -this showed a lack of respect for Indian culture & religion
Read the Handout & underline or highlight the important information Answer questions 1 – 4 on the handout
1. Create a Newspaper headline illustrating what is going on in India at this time 2. Write a paragraph about the situation