1. C21-Section 3 British East India Company
Imperialism in India
C21-Section 3
British East India Company
The Youtube clip is the IFA and also part Explain. You may want to point out that the company takes advantage of the chaos caused by the falling Indian Empire to solidify their trading position.

2. I. Great Britain in India
One of GB’s most significant colonies
Took Burma to protect interest in India.
Ruled directly: Viceroy
Ruled as representative of monarch
3500 British civil service officials imported

3. I. Great Britain in India
Benefits
Order & stability
School system
(really only 10% of elite class benefited)
Improved infrastructure RR
Telegraph
postal service
Order and stability – India often dealt with civil war between rival Rajas (princes)
Infrastructure and schools were for the British, but bled over to help the native population

4. Life for the British in India

5. I. Great Britain in India
Costs
Financial hardships
Cheap British cloth put native women out of work
Zamindars
Native officials sent by British to collect taxes
Took advantage of positions
Illegally raised taxes on the poor which resulted in loss of their land
Widespread corruption

6. I. Great Britain in India
Cost’s Continued
Growth of cotton encouraged so less food produced
between million Indians died of starvation
British arrogance
degrading
British customs & language forced on Indian people

7. II. Resistance to direct rule
Sepoy Rebellion (1857)
Led by hired Indian soldiers (sepoys) made up of Muslim & Hindu groups
Bullets given to them by British were greased with pig and cow fat
Very offensive to both groups
Hindus believe the cow is sacred
Muslims believe pork is unclean
GB stamps out rebellion
British hired these soldiers to fill out their ranks

11. II. Resistance to Colonial Rule
Indian nationalist movement
Initially preferred reform to revolution
1885 Indian National Congress formed
attempted to seek independence
for all Indians regardless of class or religious beliefs.
Mohandas Gandhi b/c aware of the exploitation of Indians while practicing law.

12. II. Resistance to Colonial Rule
Indian nationalist movement cont..
Gandhi set up a movement based on nonviolent resistance also known as civil disobedience.
Gandhi's movement would eventually lead to Indian independence.
Point out British dress when he is young

13. Direct Control Colonization of India
Assignment
Draw the T-chart below & then complete it.
Make an argument for or against imperialism by either agreeing or disagreeing with the following statement and then giving reasons to support your position: “I am an Imperialist.”
British Motives for
Direct Control Colonization of India
Motives for Cooperation with British Direct Control Colonization of India