GKE1 Task 3: Themes in U.S. & World History
Part A.
British Imperialism in India began as a trade venture, Britain’s lack of resources sent them to far lands in search of items such as fabrics, indigo, saltpetre, rice and sugar cane, to expand wealth and therefore power. The rise of Imperialism in India occurred over several decades starting around the mid 1700’s as British factories or trading post were developed on the coast of India. The trading post were managed under the direction of the East India Company (EIC) and their role in British Imperialism began in trade but would advance to include administration of government and armies in India. The infusion of British power in India began and expanded with the full cooperation of …show more content…
In the beginning of imperialism in India, Indian people were cooperative with trade efforts because it benefited them as well. As British control grew Indians became resentful and out of this building resentment came resistance to British influence. The first show of this resistance involved the Indian army as an all-out mutiny in 1857 at the Indian Subcontinent area of Bengal. The sepoy recruits were asked to carry a new rifle which used cartridges that were coated with pork and beef fat and they were required to bite off the bullet end to use it. The act of handling these animal products was offensive to the Muslin and Hindus faiths of the sepoys’ and they refused to do this, resulting in the imprisonment of many and then the military mutiny began. Large numbers of mutineers joined by many rebels from civil unrest, destroyed the prisons as they freed prisoners. This caused many problems for British Imperialism and resulted in much blood shed for both sides and therefore more distant relationships followed the mutiny (Anderson, …show more content…
The taxation on tea was one of the most pivotal protest in The American Revolution. Tea being sold by The East India Company to the colonies, arrived by ships to harbors up and down the coast. The tea had been heavily taxed and this angered the colonist who decided not to buy the tea and to send these ships back to England. In Boston, this peaceful resistance wasn’t successful, so a group of colonist dressed as Indians destroyed the tea by throwing it all into the harbor. This act greatly angered Britain and they punished the colonist by a series of “Coercive Acts” such as closing Boston’s port creating unemployment, changing the government structure of Massachusetts so that Britain had more power and the colonist had less, and putting Massachusetts under military rule by placing troops there to enforce these rules. The colonies met to form a Congress with representation of all the colonies except Georgia and together they petitioned King George III to consider the colonists position, reminding him of the Americas’ loyalty. The King had already decided to retaliate the rebellious actions of the colonist with war. The first battle was an unsuccessful attempt on the part of the British to seize colonial weapons. They were intercepted by
Part A.
British Imperialism in India began as a trade venture, Britain’s lack of resources sent them to far lands in search of items such as fabrics, indigo, saltpetre, rice and sugar cane, to expand wealth and therefore power. The rise of Imperialism in India occurred over several decades starting around the mid 1700’s as British factories or trading post were developed on the coast of India. The trading post were managed under the direction of the East India Company (EIC) and their role in British Imperialism began in trade but would advance to include administration of government and armies in India. The infusion of British power in India began and expanded with the full cooperation of …show more content…
In the beginning of imperialism in India, Indian people were cooperative with trade efforts because it benefited them as well. As British control grew Indians became resentful and out of this building resentment came resistance to British influence. The first show of this resistance involved the Indian army as an all-out mutiny in 1857 at the Indian Subcontinent area of Bengal. The sepoy recruits were asked to carry a new rifle which used cartridges that were coated with pork and beef fat and they were required to bite off the bullet end to use it. The act of handling these animal products was offensive to the Muslin and Hindus faiths of the sepoys’ and they refused to do this, resulting in the imprisonment of many and then the military mutiny began. Large numbers of mutineers joined by many rebels from civil unrest, destroyed the prisons as they freed prisoners. This caused many problems for British Imperialism and resulted in much blood shed for both sides and therefore more distant relationships followed the mutiny (Anderson, …show more content…
The taxation on tea was one of the most pivotal protest in The American Revolution. Tea being sold by The East India Company to the colonies, arrived by ships to harbors up and down the coast. The tea had been heavily taxed and this angered the colonist who decided not to buy the tea and to send these ships back to England. In Boston, this peaceful resistance wasn’t successful, so a group of colonist dressed as Indians destroyed the tea by throwing it all into the harbor. This act greatly angered Britain and they punished the colonist by a series of “Coercive Acts” such as closing Boston’s port creating unemployment, changing the government structure of Massachusetts so that Britain had more power and the colonist had less, and putting Massachusetts under military rule by placing troops there to enforce these rules. The colonies met to form a Congress with representation of all the colonies except Georgia and together they petitioned King George III to consider the colonists position, reminding him of the Americas’ loyalty. The King had already decided to retaliate the rebellious actions of the colonist with war. The first battle was an unsuccessful attempt on the part of the British to seize colonial weapons. They were intercepted by