Year 9 sources analysis
Victorian England and British India //Sup-topic: the Indians mutiny 1857
Answer the following question using the sources “turning point –Morden history depth studies” provided by the teacher. Comprehension:
1) What are a few aspects of the massacre at Cawnpore that we can find in source 3.10 on p.71?
The aspects that I have been concluded in source 3.10 is that the massacre was described as a “blacker scheme” implying that author of this text referred to it as a Blacker scheme because the massacre was provoked by the Indians. The contexts of the description Implies that the shooting of the boats was planned by the Indian rebels. This is proven though a passage in the text say that “those who embarked first pushed …show more content…
The massacre of Cawnpore can be assumed to be provoked by the English, but the action were taken by the Indian rebels. Sir Colin Campbell reported on the massacre saying that “others found it difficult to get their boat off the banks, as the rebels had placed them as high as possible at this moment the report of three guns was heard from the Nana’s camp. The mutineers suddenly levelled their muskets, guns opened fire from the banks, and the massacre commenced some of the boats were set on fire” (Source 3.10). This entry made by Sir Colin Campbell, who is a primary source and was able to give us prove that the Indians played a part in the mutiny of 1857. (Source 3.10, P.71, Turning …show more content…
This source is a cartoon called “the Anti- missionary”, the cartoonist suggest that the church helped spread a negative profile amongst the Indians which could of helped provoked the mutiny of 1857. The forced religion change that was adversities by the missionary, the cartoon gives an example of this when the Left Balloon says “Therefore destroy your gods, burn your books, be converts and be saved”. These accusations made by the church that were assumed by the cartoonist and the forced religion change could have angered the Indians and started the
Victorian England and British India //Sup-topic: the Indians mutiny 1857
Answer the following question using the sources “turning point –Morden history depth studies” provided by the teacher. Comprehension:
1) What are a few aspects of the massacre at Cawnpore that we can find in source 3.10 on p.71?
The aspects that I have been concluded in source 3.10 is that the massacre was described as a “blacker scheme” implying that author of this text referred to it as a Blacker scheme because the massacre was provoked by the Indians. The contexts of the description Implies that the shooting of the boats was planned by the Indian rebels. This is proven though a passage in the text say that “those who embarked first pushed …show more content…
The massacre of Cawnpore can be assumed to be provoked by the English, but the action were taken by the Indian rebels. Sir Colin Campbell reported on the massacre saying that “others found it difficult to get their boat off the banks, as the rebels had placed them as high as possible at this moment the report of three guns was heard from the Nana’s camp. The mutineers suddenly levelled their muskets, guns opened fire from the banks, and the massacre commenced some of the boats were set on fire” (Source 3.10). This entry made by Sir Colin Campbell, who is a primary source and was able to give us prove that the Indians played a part in the mutiny of 1857. (Source 3.10, P.71, Turning …show more content…
This source is a cartoon called “the Anti- missionary”, the cartoonist suggest that the church helped spread a negative profile amongst the Indians which could of helped provoked the mutiny of 1857. The forced religion change that was adversities by the missionary, the cartoon gives an example of this when the Left Balloon says “Therefore destroy your gods, burn your books, be converts and be saved”. These accusations made by the church that were assumed by the cartoonist and the forced religion change could have angered the Indians and started the