Colonial Reorderings in India Questions
class 17 special

1) This assignment, like ALL assignments in this class, must be typed. See handout on class expectations

2) You MUST use blackboards digital dropbox (details here) to submit this homework

3) BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE FILE-NAMING CONVENTIONS FOR THIS COURSE.

All files should be named as: your last name, followed by an underscore ("_"), followed by a your first initial, followed by an underscore ("_"), followed by the assignment number. So if a student named Saddam Hussein were to submit assignment number "17 special," the file name would be:

hussein_s_17special.doc

 

THIS IS ASSIGNMENT "17 special"

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These questions may require up to three sentences to answer. No credit given for questions that merely repeat the textbook.

1) Initially, how did the British East India company seek to control Indian commerce? use your own words!

2) After taking the province of Bengal, who did the British choose to administer the region? use your own words!

3) Who were the "Sepoys"?use your own words!

4) How did British colonialism change the geography of India? use your own words!

5) What did British reformers aim to do with Indian traditions such at sati? use your own words!