1. British in India, pt. 2

2. Warm up
Predict: How are the British going to respond after the Sepoy Rebellion. What actions might they take?

3. After the Sepoy Rebellion
Britain took control of India from the East India Company.
Parliament placed India directly under the British crown.
Britain sent troops to India and taxed Indians to pay for them.
Indians were angered at how Britain extracted great wealth from India.
After the Sepoy Rebellion

4. Raj System System of colonial rule set up by British Parliament
A British Viceroy ruled in the name of the Queen
Viceroy: vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king.
Highest positions in the Raj system were held by British
Indians held lower posts
Raj System

5. Revised legal system- justice and equality regardless of caste
Upper-class Indians benefitted the most
British education system
Princes and land-owners grew wealthy from trade
British Benefits

6. British Attitudes Felt they were helping India modernize EX:
Policies only benefited the British
EX:
Britain crushed India’s textile industry
Britain encouraged growing cash crops, this led to deforestation, food shortages, and famine
British Attitudes

7. Indian’s Attitude toward British
Divided:
Upper-class and educated Indians adopted more modern ways brought by the British.
Hindu and Muslim religious leaders opposed British-style modernization.
Indian’s Attitude toward British

8. Indian’s Attitude toward British
Ram Mohun Roy
Saw value of European ideas, but wanted to preserve Indian culture as well
Founded Hindu College: provided an English- style education
Need to reform practices such as sati, castes, child marriages, and purdah
Indian’s Attitude toward British

9. British Attitudes Divided as Well
Indian classics were translated
Many Englishmen gained respect for Indian literature and religious ideas
English leaders had little respect for other cultural traditions.
British Attitudes Divided as Well

10. British leaders provided promising young Indians with a British education
Thought this would lead them to accept British culture and rule…
Indian Reactions

11. INSTEAD…educated Indians returned home and began nationalistic movements
The Indian National Congress formed in 1885 to propose self-rule within the British Empire.
Muslims feared that Hindus might dominate any government. In 1906, they founded the Muslim League and soon began talking about a separate Muslim state
Indian Reactions

12. Life in India BBC Documentary about the British Empire
This episode focuses specifically on India
Take notes on:
What life was like for Indians under the British
Reaction to the Sepoy Rebellion
Examples of assimilation or mixing of cultures
Life in India