Maharajah: Ruler
Robert Clive
Battle of Plassey
Sepoy: Indian soldiers
Jewel in the Crown
Britain restricted India’s economy
Crimean War: Jute was cut off
U.S. Civil War: Cotton was cut off
India both benefited from and was harmed by British colonialism
Third largest rail network in India
Sikhs: Religious military groups loyal to Britain
Raj: British Rule over India
A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign.
Ram Mohun Roy
Indian National Congress
Muslim League
Two Nationalist groups emerge...