The New imperialism 4

Sepoy

indian soldier who served in an army set up by the French or English trading companies

Purdah

isolation of women in separate quarters

Viceroy

representative who ruled one of Spain's provinces in the Americas in the King's name; on who governed in india in the name of the British Monarch

deforestation

the destruction of forest land

One benefit of British rule in India was-?

a favier legal system

What role did the education play in the rise of Indian nationalism in the late 1800's?

Educated Indians allied closely with their British rulers

Sati

Hindu custom that called for a widow to join her husband in death by throwing herself on his funeral pyre

What was one result of the Sepoy Rebellion?

India was ruled by the British

In what way did India's diversity help the British take control?

India, with many cultures could not unite to resist the British

What caused the Sepoy Rebellion?

Several laws were passed overriding the religious beliefs of the sepoys