1. 27.4-British Imperialism in India
Student Objectives:
Analyze British’s policies and approach towards imperializing India.
Summarize the reasons for the Sepoy Rebellion and the major effects of it
Analyze the second class treatment of Indians under British rule and their attempts at nationalism

2. British Control in India
British set up East India Company in 1600s
Became leading power in India by 1858
Had own army made up of sepoys (Indian soldiers)
India major supplier of raw materials
300 million population
“Jewel in the crown”
Why could the sepoy military potentially be dangerous for British control of India?
What is meant by the jewel in the crown? What were some reasons why India would be referred to in this way?

3. Economic Control of India
Restrictions to prevent Indian independence of the economy
Raw Materials
Buying Goods
No competition
Railroads in India made it more valuable
Raw materials: tea, indigo, coffee, opium
Negatives of colonialism
British dominance
Famines
Racism
Positives
Railroad/technological advancements
Sanitation/public health
Schools/Colleges
Elaborate on the restrictions placed on the Indian economy by the British.
Further explain both the positives and negatives of colonialism for India. What do you see as similar with these impacts and the impacts of Africa?
Examine the map. Who were al the countries in control in Asia? Who seemed to be in the greatest advantage/the most land?

4. Sepoy Mutiny Indians upset about British control
Economic issues
Religion and racism
Sepoys and their gun cartridges
Soldiers jailed
Sepoys rebelled-captured city of Delhi and mutiny spread
Fighting lasted over a year-British took back control
Indian Religious Issues
Use of Sikhs in military
British took direct control of India
Raj
Distrust between British and Indians
1. Listen to the story regarding their sepoys and their guns. Why was this is a problem and what happened as a result?
2. What were some of the religious issues that prevented the Indians from being able to take control and win their independence?
3. Why was not all of India placed under British control? What was the reality of those princely states?

5. Growth of Indian Nationalism
Ram Mohun Roy- modernization/westernization of India
Caste system and arranged marriages
Feelings of nationalism
2nd class citizens in own country
Called for self-government
Issues and struggles for independence would continue for years
Remind yourself from the study of Hinduism what is the caste system and what is the problem with it?
What are the two general definitions given for nationalism?
How were Indians treated like second class citizens?