The Making of Empire: the British in India, 17001858

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The Making of Empire the British in India,
1700-1858
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Anglo-French Rivalry in India

• British at Bombay and Calcutta
• French East India Company
• Joseph Francois Dupleix
• Robert Clive
• Sepoys
• Battle of Plassey 1757
• Control of Bengal Bihar

Robert Clive (1725-1774)
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Sepoys employed by British East India Company
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Changes to Company Rule

• Regulating Act 1773
• Creates Governor-General at Calcutta
• Warren Hastings, 1773-1785
• India Act 1783
• Supervisory board of British politicians

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Expansion of Company Rule

• Lord Cornwallis
• G-G 1786-1793
• Permanent Settlement
• Zamindar
• Lord Wellesley
• G-G 1798-1805
• Lord Dalhousie
• G-G 1848-1856
• Doctrine of the Lapse

Lord Cornwallis
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Tipu Sultan
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Cultural Impact of British Rule

• Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833)
• English education
• Bengal Renaissance
• Hindu/Christian synthesis
• Opposition to Sati

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The 1857 Revolt

• The Bengal Army
• Service outside of India
• Issues of pay
• British Racism
• 1857 Enfield rifle

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Scene from the 1857 Sepoy Revolt
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Execution of Sepoys in 1858