Chapter 6

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What was one of the main long-term grievances of the Indian sepoys in the Bengal Army that led to the mutiny?
Pay and conditions.
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What was the short-term grievance that led to the mutiny?
Rifle cartridges led from animal fat (in particular cows and pigs)
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List 2 areas where the mutiny occurred?
Meerut (Delhi) / Agra / Lucknow / Cawnpore.
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The mutiny broke out in February of 1857 – when did the British finally reassert their authority over India?
June 1858.
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What happened to the East India Company as a result of the Mutiny?
It was disbanded and India was given to the British government to rule.
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Britain created a variety of infrastructure projects, designed to benefits Indians. Why were they not benifical?
Railway lines designed to make troop movements easier / cheap British imports made it hard for local producers / universities & schools could only be accessed by elites / Only a minority of Indians could access the jobs on the railways & civil servic
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Which Viceroy made an exhaustive tour of India between 1859 and 1861 to win back support from the Indians?
Viceroy Canning.
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List 2 initiatives introduced as a result of this?
Some land & titles returned / Star of India medal / Positions available in either the Imperial Assembly or Civil Service / More educational establishments.
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Name the 3 Indian cities where universities were established?
Bombay / Madras / Calcutta.
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Who were the Boers?
Dutch settlers who had colonised the southern tip of Africa.
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What did they reject from the British in 1875?
A federation of British and Boer territories.
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In what year did the British annex the Transvaal?
1877
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What were the British forced to sign in 1881 as a consequence of their defeat at Majuba Hill in 1881?
Convention of Pretoria which recognised Boer self-government in the Transvaal.
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What had been discovered in 1886 which led to further tensions?
Gold deposits at Witwatersand.
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Who was the most prominent of the traders who received a charter for his company from the British government?
Cecil Rhodes.
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What was the name of the indigenous peoples whose land was increasingly eroded by the white settlers?
Bantu tribes.
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