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The British Takeover of India: Impact and Legacy of Colonial Rule

The 1600s marked the beginning of British influence in India, driven by the East India Company's quest for wealth. As the Mughal Empire declined, the Company's power grew, leading to control over three-fifths of India by the mid-1800s. Their policies aimed at profit often conflicted with Indian traditions, leading to the Sepoy Rebellion. While Britain modernized India's infrastructure, it also devastated local industries and caused social upheaval. The Indian National Congress emerged, advocating for self-rule and greater democracy, reflecting the complex legacy of colonial rule.

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The British Takeover of India: Impact and Legacy of Colonial Rule

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  1. Ch. 12 Sec. 4 The British Take Over India

  2. Britain in India • British East India Company • 1600s - win trading rights on the fringe of Mughal empire • Company’s influence grew as Mughal power declined • mid-1800s - controlled 3/5 of India much like a nation would control • Exploited disunity • Company’s army overpowered local rulers

  3. Company Policy • Main goal: Get rich • Also worked to improve roads, preserve peace and reduce banditry • Indians resented: • Influence of social change • Religion, caste system, customs (sati) • Unpopular moves with the sepoy • Required to serve anywhere (against faith) • New rifles - bite off cartridges (greased w/ fat)

  4. Sepoy Rebellion • Refusal to load rifles led to no pay • Angry sepoys rose up against British officers • Some brutal massacres of British • British soon crushed the revolt • Left bitter legacy of feat, hatred and mistrulst • Parliament ended the rule of East India Co. and put directly under the British crown • Viceroy governed in name of the monarch

  5. British Impact • Incorporate India into the British economy • Helped modernize • Railroads, telegraph networks • Ruined • Hand-weaving industry with machine-made textiles • Encouraging cash crops led to deforestation and famines • The Debate • Western technology or Hindu/Muslim culture • Ram Mohun Roy combined both views • Learn from the West (English-style education) • Reform traditional Indian culture

  6. Traditions continued • Condemned • Caste, child marriage, sati, purdah • Revive • Pride in Indian culture • Theology, philosophy • Literary classics • Many British were ignorant of the value of Indian achievements

  7. Indian National Congress • Western educated Indians led the nationalist movement of Western ideals and ending imperial rule • Greater democracy bringing more power to Indians • Supported Western-style modernization • Pursued eventual self-rule • Early years saw Muslims and Hindus working side by side • 1906 Muslims formed the Muslim League • Resented Hindu domination of Congress

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