East India Company to Raj
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will get a big picture understanding of Britain's relationship with India. We will look at how over three hundred years Britain and India went from trading partners to being part of the same empire.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What religion was followed by the Mughal Emperor?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Q2.
What company was originally created to organise trade between Britain and Mughal India?
The Bank of England
The London Stock Exchange
The Virginia Company
Q3.
What was the name of the Indian-born soldiers who served in the East India Company's army?
Merchants
Mughals
Rebels
Q4.
In what year did a conflict break out in India which undermined the East India Company's control?
1600
1760
1947
Q5.
What happened to India after sepoys rebelled against the East India Company?
India broke up into smaller states ruled by princes
The Mughal Emperor retook control
The Sepoys made India independent