HIST 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Indian Rebellion Of 1857, Cash Crop, Nipple
7 Feb 2017
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Major changes in the colonial status of india. Eic introduced a new kind of bullet cartridge. Rumors-cow fat is being used to grease the cartridges. Unintentionally alienated the entire army- refused to use cartridges (violation of religious beliefs) Epo(cid:455)s feel i(cid:373)posed upo(cid:374), (cid:396)ese(cid:374)t(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:862)(cid:449)e la(cid:272)k the f(cid:396)eedo(cid:373) (cid:449)e dese(cid:396)(cid:448)e(cid:863) Stories of sepoys murdering entire british families (yes, children) British did the same back to the indians. In an effort to degrade indians, british would make them eat. Leads to direct rue of country through the british crown meat before execution. Queen victoria is declared the empress of india (the jewel of the crown)- 1877: creation of the british raj. British can finally get a foothold in chinese markets. Indians are doing frivolous tasks as servants to show the people back in britain how much better it is in britain. Effect of british rule in india: western education.
