History Chapter First War of Indian Independence

Ever since the Battle of _____ in June 1757 companys territorial power increased rapidly

Plassey.

Battle of _____ in 1764 conquered

Buxar ; Bengal, Bihar and Odisha

Anglo Mysore Wars

from 1767 to 1799

Third Anglo Maratha war

1817-1818

Punjab was annexed in _____ in the second anglo sikh war

1849

From _____ to _____, British conquered Sindh, territories of Assam, Arakan and Tenasserium and Pegu in Myanmar

1823 to 1856

Subsidary Alliance was introduced by

Lord Wellesley

First to enter Subsidary alliance through treaty of Allahabad in 1765

Awadh

Who introduced doctrine of lapse

Lord Dalhousie

When ruler of Jhansi died in 1853, _______was not considered heir.

Anand Rao

On pretext of alleged misrule _____ was annexed in 1856

Awadh

How many sepoys from Awadh

75000

In _____ lord dalhousie announced that successors of Bahadur Shah Zafar would not be permitted to use the Red fort and that they had to move to a place near qutb minar

1849

Wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar

Zeenat Mahal

In ____, Lord canning announced that successors of Bahadur Shah Zafar would not be given imperial titles

1856

Nana Saheb was adopted son of

Baji Rao II

Nana Saheb was forced to live at_____ away from Poona(Pune)

Kanpur

Abolition of Sati

1829

Widow Remarriage

1856

__________________ Act OF 1850 enabled a convert from Hinduism to other religions to inherit property of his father.

Religious Disabilities

Indian farmers were forced to grow

Indigo

_________ Comission in ________ 20000 estates were confiscated when landlords failed to produce evidence like title deeds by which they held the land.

Inam , 1852

__________________ Act in_____ Indian soldiers had to go overseas.

General Service Enlistment, 1856

Indians could not go higher than _____

Subehdar

First Afghan War

1839-42

Punjab Wars

1845-49

Crimean Wars

1853-56

In____ Santhal Tribemen of Bihar and Bengal rose up against the British

1855-56

Immediate Cause in 1856

Enfield Rifle

Cartridge of Enfield Rifle was greased with

pig and cow fat

Who rose up against and when enfield rifle was introduced?

Mangal Pandey led an attack on the Adjutant of the 34th Native Infantry at Barrackpore on March 29, 1857.

Which area refused to take Enfield Rifle and when?

Berhmapur in Bengal on February 26,1857

After FWII POWER SHIFTED FROM

East India Company to Crown

The ______ and _____ were abolished

Company’s board of control and court of directors.

A member of ____ was appointed Secretary of State for India and was given the _____ council

British Cabinet, Indian

Governor General was renamed to

Viceroy

First Viceroy on NOV 1,1858

Lord canning

In ____,queen victoria assumed the title empress of india

1876

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar book

The Indian War of Independence

noted historian ____ also believes that Uprising of 1857 was a war of independence

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