1. Do Now: Quiz

2. 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

3. 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 -1857 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

4. Read the Handout & underline or highlight the important information Answer questions 1 – 4 on the handout

6. 1. Create a Newspaper headline illustrating what is going on in India at this time 2. Write a paragraph about the situation