India through Independence

British Raj

Direct British colonial rule in South Asia between 1858 and 1947

Mohandas Gandhi

The Indian leader who used nonviolent methods to seek independence from Britain.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Indian National Congress party leader & first P.M. of India

Sepoy Rebellion

Indian soldiers who worked for the BEIC fought against abusive practices but lost when Britain intervened

Non-cooperation/civil disobedience

Used by Gandhi, a peaceful refusal to follow unjust laws

cash crop

crop for commercial sale - not food for the grower

Indian National Congress Party

first Indian political independence party formed in 1885

Mughal Dynasty

last dynasty to rule India before it because a British colony

Satyagraha

nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Gandhi

colonialism

one country takes over another and exploits it

Muslim League

organization formed by Muslims in 1906 to protect their interests against British rule

Amritsar Massacre

1919 slaughter of peaceful protesters in that city by British army

Rowlett Act

Allowed the government to put protestors in jail for 2 years with no trial

Salt March

Gandhi's march over 240 miles to protest the British monopoly on salt in India & make their own

Homespun Movement

Make-your-own-clothes strategy to hurt British economically

Quit India Movement

Mass civil disobedience campaign led by Gandhi in 1942 to end British rule