British imperialism in Indiathe east India company- the east India company established trade with India the British raj- the british government changed the way India was ruledIndian nationalism- indians began to demand a say in government The spice trade-european explores first arrived in India in 1498-by the 1600s europeans were traveling across Asia to obtain trade goods-gold-silk and cotton-spices, such as pepper and cinnamon The British East India Company-the British East India Company was created by royal charter in 1600 to fulfill 3 main goals-to establish trading posts in India -to bring trade goods back to Britain to make a profit for the company's investors-to spread British influence and power-the company acted as a proxy for the British government The british east India company was a private company and established trading posts in India -they brought spices and other goods to Britain The Mughal empire-the Mughals were Muslim rulers who controlled India-the united Hindus and Muslims into 1 state-they allowed the East India Company to establish trading posts-their power began to decline in the 1700sThe rise of the East India Company-as Mughal influence declined the East India Company grew more powerful: it:-expanded its trading operations across the region-created regional governments with company governors in charge-used its private army to force Mughal rulers to accept company demands-collected taxes from Indians -by the 1750s company rule in India had begun effects on India's economy-india produced cotton and other raw materials for british factories-finished products made in Britain were sent in return -manufacturing in India was restricted-indian manufacturers were not allowed to compete with british manufacturing companies-cheap british textile drove Indias industry out of businessSepoys-in the 1800s the company continued to expand its rule-it enforced its will with an army of Indian soldiers called sepoysThe sepoy rebellion-sepoys thought that their traditions were not respected-the british threatened many Indian practices-many Indians had lost lands and wealth The crisis began with rifle cartridges-rumors led sepoys to think that their religious beliefs were being ignored sepoys rebelled-unrest spread across the region-the conflict lasted for more than a year-thousands were killedthe british raj-after the sepoy rebellion the east India company lost its administrative powers, territories, and armed forces-the british government took control of India and established the british raj-a victory was appointed to represent the interests of the crownjewel in the crown-in 1857 queen Victoria was named empress of india-india was the most important territory held by the british empire-it was called the "jewel in the crown"control by the british raj-under the british raj India was ruled differently than it had been in the past-the east India company-bribed local leaders or used its army to enforce it decisions -reported to investors-was concerned with making a profitthe british raj-used a civil-service system to rule india-reported to parliament and the crown-was concerned with economic and political gainimprovements under british raj-british rulers in India:-increased road, railroad, and communication infrastructure -constructed thousands of schools and universities -modernized the legal system-improved sanitation and public healththe British raj-many british policies were discriminatory -british servants were segregated from other Indians -british employees were paid far more than their Indian counterparts for doing similar jobs-few Indians held leadership positions-anti-british feelings grew among Indians life for ordinary indians-most Indians struggled in poverty -lacked equal job opportunities -lacked access to education-worked as subsistence farmers-suffered terrible famines-some Indians developed feelings of nationalism indian national congress-the Indian national congress (INC) was a political party founded to:-lobby for equal status for Indians -debate reforms and the future of India Dababhai Naoroji-cofounded the Indian national congress-was the first Indian elected to the british parliament-wrote books and speeches protesting the way Britain treated India -supported Indian home ruleAll-india muslim league-muslims formed their own political party, the all-indie muslim league-worked to protect the rights of muslims-promoted self-government for india-later the muslim league would push for the establishment of a separate muslim state1857- the sepoy rebellion 1858-1947- the british raj

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