09-11-2012, 06:21 PM
GLORIOUS HISTORY OF INDIA
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1700-1750: Problems
After 1700 the East India Company face many problems, as the activity on pages 23-25 demonstrates. After you have played the game, you should be able to answer this question………
The British EIC had Bombay, Calcutta and Madras and at first the British did not want more land.
But then war broke out between rival Indian princes, and the French interfere – making the Indians trade with France (and not Britain).
The EIC would be forced out of India, unless something changed……
Robert Clive Conquers India
Robert Clive worked in an office for the EIC but he was getting bored
The EIC’s force of armed guards was growing into an army; Clive joined them as an officer
In 1751 Clive led 500 men against 10,000 French and Indian soldiers and won!
Clive led the EIC’s army to victory many more times, forcing the French out and making the East India Company very powerful – it wasn’t the British government taking over India – it was a British business!
From about 1800AD British Christians tried to change Indian customs
The Hindu practice Sati is believed to have originated some 700 years ago in India.
Women burnt themselves after their men were defeated in battles to avoid being taken by the victors. But it came to be seen as a measure of wifely devotion in later years and sometimes relatives would tie-up the wife, forcing her to die.
The custom was outlawed by India's British rulers in 1829 following demands by Indian reformers. But many Indians were against change – especially when forced by the British.
Today it happens only once every few years – and causes outrage across India and the world.