india

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from 1786 what did the EIC act as
a regularised subsidiary of the crown
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what did the 1813 charter do
renewed the companys charter for another 20 years, but removed its monopoly on indian trade
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when did the company lose their monopoly over china
1833
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what were the three company presidencies
bengal, madras and bombay
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when was the regulating act
1873
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what did the 1784 act do
made EIC subordinate to the crown
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what did the 1786 act enable the govenor general to do
override his council
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under what act were missionaries allowed to preach and teach english within company territories
1813 charter act
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who served as the first govenor 1774
warren hastings
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in which presidency was power concentrared
bengal
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when was the government of india act
1833
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under this act what did the govenor general of fort william become
the concurrent govenor general of india
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who was the first govenor of inda
bentinck
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how many troops were there in the three private armies by 1820
200,000
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how many out of the 277,746 soldiers in india by 1857 were european
45,522
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when did the company successfully annex assam, manipur and cacher
1823-26
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when was the first afgan war
1838-42
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how much did the war cost
20,000 indian lives and more than £15 million
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when was sind formally annexed
1843
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how large was the bengal army compared to the other two presidency armies
twice the size
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what percent of white men left wills to native spouses and children in 1780
1/3
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what was thagi
highway robberry and ritual murder
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who led the campaign on thagi
sleeman
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when was the capture of feringhea
1835
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how many thagi were hanged and tried
1000 hanged and 3000 tried
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when was the abolition of sati act
1829
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who was the hindu religious philosopher who campaigned against sati
ram mohan roy
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when was sati outlawed in its totality in india
1861
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what act removed the blanket ban on missionaries
chater act 1813
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when did duff, missionary from church of scotland arrive in bengal
1830
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what did he believe bible studies in english would do
naturally convince students christianity was superior to hinduism
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why did evangelicals favour higher education for indians
hoped new educated class would rise up and weaken brahmin caste
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when was the education act
1835
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what did bentinck decide to make the governments language
english not persian
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when did dalhousie serve as governor general
1848-56
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what conditions were there for british interference
death of native ruler without legitmate heir under doctrine of lapse, misgovernment of state and redefinition of rulers title and powers
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when was awadh annexed
1856
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why was shah deposed
maladministration
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when was the general service and enlistment act
1856
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when did 85 sepoys refuse to load new rifles and where
9th may 1857 in meerut
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when was shah II restored
11th may
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when did wheeler surrendor at cawnpore
27th june
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how many men were killed at cawnpore
400
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how many remaining british were massacred on the 15th july
200
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who was the governor at lucknow
lawrence
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when did the first relief reach lucknow
25th september
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who was the second relief led by
campbell
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when was lucknow retaken
march 1858
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how many of the soldiers killed in the retaking of delhi were native sepoys
82%
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when was the government of india act 1858 passed
2nd august 1858
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what did it do
end company rule, and bring it under british control
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what was the cost of the rebellion
£50million
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what did the london missionary school resolve to do in 1858
send additional 20 missionaries in the next two years, with £11,000 for passage and maintenance
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by how much was the proportion of indian sepoys reduced
40%
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by how much were british troops increased
50%
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what did the ratio become
3:1
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when were breech-loading rifles introduced
1867
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how many miles of railway did india have by 1861
1,588
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