4.8.4

4.8.4 Chapter 8 Section 4 Pages 193-198 Daanyal Khan, Sarah Taylor, Laney Crosley

Objective: Students will understand why and how British rule affected India and what goals Indian nationalists pursued under this rule.

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Daanyal's Link:[|British Rule:India] This article explains how Britain ruled India, as well as the impacts that it left on the densely populated country. Britain gained control because India was not united, for it was divided into many different states. Taking advantage of the situation, Britain gradually took over each state, eventually ruling all of India, leaving a prince from Britain leading each state. In time, British rule angered many people in India, specifically the sepoys. The sepoys were Indian troops serving for the British East India Company. Then, the Sepoy Rebellion began between the Indian troops with the support of other rebels and British forces. This battle was extremely violent and many people died fighting. The article provides different perspectives to how the British were able to maintain their power over India. Even after the Sepoy Rebellion, the British remained in power. Also, the information shown capitalizes on the point of view of other historians. For instance, some historians believe that since India was not united, the British never allowed for unification, while other historians say British earned most of its success by ruling India. Overall, the article helps students understand the severe effects which Britain caused in ruling India.

Laney's Link: [|Indian National Congress]

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This article provides detailed information on the Indian National Congress established in 1885. The author explores the idea that the English-educated Indians saw British rule in India as a positive way to create a sense of nationalism and improve transportation and communication methods in the country. Rather than removing the system of British rule altogether, the educated Indians wanted to change it. Although, that changed in 1913 when Mohandas Gandhi took leadership of the INC and turned it into a tool for independence. The author’s purpose is to provide a different perspective of the goals of the Indian National Congress and to show how those goals changed overtime. The article provides specific, detailed information on the topic, including important events and people of the time period. Although intended for an informed audience, the writing style is easy to understand while still maintaining a formal and scholarly vernacular. This article offers a new perspective on the topic and gives the reader advanced information that goes above a regular textbook. This article is very helpful as it provides a clear perspective for students wishing to understand this topic. =====

Sarah's Link: South Asian History This website is designed in a good timeline format with many articles and information on all the history of South Asia. It is very user friendly and the format is easy to use and understand. The amount of knowledge given is immense and is reliable through the University of California,Berkley. The easy accessible articles are very informative and go into great detail in order to really inform the reader. It relates to India under British rule because of the large subsection of "The British in India". This subsection has many articles that greatly inform you on subjects like; East India Company, Robert Clive, and many different battles that took place during this specific time. This resource is a great reference for any information or research on India.

Video: [|The Great Rebellion of 1857] This video of the Sepoy Rebellion provides in-depth details about why this event occurred, and about what impacts there were upon the people of India. The rebellion between Indian troops serving for the British East India Company, sepoys, and the British forces beganbecause of the Sepoy's unfair assignments and low pays. Although, the turning point for the rebellion was due to one major event. The British military leaders made the Sepoys reload their rifles by biting off the ends of the cartridges greased with pig and cow fat. Both these substances are highly offensive to Hindus and Muslims. After this event, the Sepoys, as well as other rebels, fought against British forces. The leader of the Sepoys was Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, and he was at an old age of eighty-two. Most of Delhi was controlled by the rebellions after brutal violence, but in September of 1857, Britain regained control of Delhi. Britain was again in full control of the military, and those select Sepoys were punished greatly. Losing many Indian troops, the military focused on recruiting people from areas that did not revolt. As a result of the rebellion, Britain lost a plethora of its revenue, thus shutting down the British East India Company, and having direct rule from Britain. Lastly, The video explains how Britain was able to keep India in control after such a massive and gruesome rebellion.

Big Idea / Reflection Questions 1.What were the causes of the Sepoy Rebellion and how did it change India? 2. What were the positive and negative effects of British rule in India? 3. What were the goals of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League?

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