Chapter 12, Section 4 (Vocabulary Terms + Study Questions)

Explain why India was considered the most important colony of the British?

India was the "British Jewel" to the Empire. India was suitable for making profit.

Identify the negative effects of British contact with India?

A- Cash crops B- Brutish forced Indians to buy British goods.

Identify the positive effects of British contact with India?

A- Railroads B- Telegraph System C- Suez Canal D- British introduced new farming methods E- Improved health care F- Increase in Indian population G- Peace & Legal System

Identify the impacts of the Sepoy Rebellion?

A- Thousands of people dies. B- Bitter legacy and mistrust. C- Britain switched to a direct rule.

British East India Company

1) A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political, social, and economic life in India for more than 200 years. 2) The Indian Rebellion of 1857 caused the British Government to take direct control over the Indian colony, which had previously been controlled by this organization.

Indian National Congress

1) A movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government. Its membership was middle class, and its demands were modest until World War I. Led after 1920 by Mohandas K. Gandhi, appealing to the poor. 2) A group formed by Hindu nationalist leaders of India in the late 1800's to gain greater democracy and eventual self-rule

Famine

1) A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death. 2) Widespread starvation

Suez Canal

1) A ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea. 2) A human-made waterway, which was opened in 1869, connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

Sepoy

1) A soldier in South Asia, especially in the service of the British. 2) An Indian soldier serving under British command.

Sati

1) An obsolete Indian funeral custom where a widow immolated herself on her husband's pyre, or committed suicide in another fashion shortly after her husband's death. 2) A Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity

Cash crops

1) Crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit. 2) Crops grown in large amounts to be sold for profit.

Viceroy

1) Governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign. 2) A governor or ruler exercising authority on behalf of a sovereign in a province or colony

Sepoy Rebellion

1) The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. 2) The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. (p. 661)

Identify the causes of the Sepoy Rebellion?

A- British sent Hindus overseas to serve. B- British allowed Hindu women to remarry. C- Laced bullets with animal fat.