Chapter 6: Relations with Indigenous Peoples

INDIA 

Indian Mutiny 

Causes 

• Mutiny came as a result of rebellion from Indian sepoys (high ranking military officers)
  
• Angered by use of animal fat in gun cartridges
• Landlords/nobles were deprived of land by British Govenor-General Dalhousie

Initially began with refusal to follow orders - led to fiercer aggression against British officials and Europeans. 

Support from locals who wanted to resurrect Mughal Empire, but was short lived and limited to where it spread.

Impact

• India passed over to Crown Control with Govt. of India Act 1958 from chartered rule
• Devestated cities/communities/people on both sides
• Extension of British presence in India 
• Fuelled British arrogance of Indian 'savages'
• Further seperation of ruled/ruler 

Benefits and drawback of British Raj 

• Infrastructure via railways were buit across India
  
• New job opportunities in Government posts 
• Schools/univsersities built (Uni. Bombay/Calcutta) taught western education
• New irrigation/land improvement schemes set up 
• Cheap British manufacturing was brought to India 

• Railways were built with the inention of maintaining control 
  
• Jobs were limited to an educated minority 
• Education was limited to the privileged few
• Irrigation/land schemes were designed with British commercial insterests in mind favouring more expensive cash crops…