Professional Documents
Culture Documents
p. 357-361
Objectives
Describe the British takeover of India
Identify positive and negative aspects of British colonialism in
India
Trace early nationalist movements in India
Sepoys
An Indian soldier serving under British
command
Cotton
Jute
Opium
Negative
Positive
Sepoy Mutiny
An 1857 rebellion of Hindu and
Muslim soldier against the British
in India
Angered over new Enfield Rifle
cartridges
85 of 90 soldiers refused to accept
the cartridges jailed
Muslim League
1906
Muslim