Bella Isles
Ap Euro
Mr. Ervin
8 February 2016
Unit 7 Short Answer
One impact of the Sepoy Rebellion was that British control over India became much more direct and formalized. Indian administration passed from the British East India Company to the British crown, making Queen Victoria the “Empress of India”. Indian princes signed agreements that ensured their lands as long as they accepted British rule. India’s northwestern frontier against Russia was fortified and educational, judicial, and health reforms took place. Railways were laid allowing for products to be imported and exported faster and more efficiently boosting India’s economy and therefore Britain’s. The railways primary function however, was to move British soldiers swiftly throughout
Ap Euro
Mr. Ervin
8 February 2016
Unit 7 Short Answer
One impact of the Sepoy Rebellion was that British control over India became much more direct and formalized. Indian administration passed from the British East India Company to the British crown, making Queen Victoria the “Empress of India”. Indian princes signed agreements that ensured their lands as long as they accepted British rule. India’s northwestern frontier against Russia was fortified and educational, judicial, and health reforms took place. Railways were laid allowing for products to be imported and exported faster and more efficiently boosting India’s economy and therefore Britain’s. The railways primary function however, was to move British soldiers swiftly throughout