1. DoNow
If you were captured by a militant band of World History professors that forced you to choose one historical figure to get a giant tattoo of on your back, who would you choose and why?
What is imperialism? Write a list of things you remember about Imperialism.

2. British Domination of South Asia
EQ - How did Britain gain control of India and South Asia?

3. British imperialism in India started as a trading business (not the British government) interested in
Cotton
Tea and Spices
A market for British Goods!

4. British Opium Warehouse- Patna, India
Selling Patna Opium in China

5. The British East India Company
The British established the East India Company to establish trading posts in the 1600’s
The Mughal Dynasty controlled the East India Company traders until 1700 when the Mughal Empire began to collapse
Many small states led by rulers called maharajah declared their independence from the Mughal Dynasty and everything changed…

6. The Growth of the East India Company
The East India Company took advantage of the decline of the Mughal Dynasty
By 1757 it was the leading power in India
It governed nearly the entire subcontinent with little interference from the British Government
It even had its own army led by British officers and staffed by sepoys (Indian soldiers)

7. Sepoys

8. The Sepoy Mutiny In 1857 the sepoys rebelled against the British
They discovered that British rifle cartridges were sealed with beef and pork fats
Soldiers had to bite the ends of the cartridges to use them
This outraged both Muslims (can’t eat pork) and Hindus (can’t eat beef)

9. Though the British corrected this cultural oversight, the sepoys remained suspicious
On May 10, 1857 the sepoys at Meerut rebelled and marched on Delhi where they joined more soldiers
The soldiers captured the city and the rebellion spread into northern and central India

10. It took the British East India Company more than a year to regain control
The British government sent troops to help
Additionally, the Muslims and Hindus weren’t united and that aided the British
AND nearly all the princes, maharajahs AND Sikhs remained loyal to the British
Why do you think princes and sikhs were loyal to the British?

11. India After 1857
This mutiny was a MAJOR turning point in Indian history
In 1858 the British government took direct control of India
A cabinet minister in London directed policies and a governor (later called a viceroy) in India carried out those orders
The British did promise to respect treaties made with local sovereign princes

12. Advances
The British built bridges, dams, canals, and public buildings (courts, schools, etc.)
They irrigated land opening millions of acres to farming
They created networks of roads, railroads and telegraph lines that linked major cities
The railroads boosted trade in tea, cotton, indigo, etc.

13. The Roots of Indian Nationalism
The British were proud of all they’d accomplished in India but the Indians were discouraged that nearly all the improvements had come at the expense of Indian taxes
In addition, the British had delegated most of the hard labor associated with these projects to the Indian workers, saving the management and technical positions for themselves

14. The Indians resented a system that increasingly made them second-class citizens in their own country
They resented segregation, discrimination, and inequality
They were banned from the top posts in the government and made less money than British workers with the same jobs

15. The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League were formed to fight for equal opportunities for Indian workers in the civil service but eventually broadened their demands
By the early 1900’s they were calling for rule
The British had NO plans to give control of India back to the Indians and as competition for colonies grew, Britain tightened its grip on Southern Asia