Vocab
Who are Indian soldiers that served the British East India Company and were recruited from various warrior groups?
sepoys
Which European company slowly took control of India by making alliances and using local troops?
British East India Company
What invention helped Europeans send messages quickly across long distances?
Telegraph
What kind of colony had a small group of Europeans ruling over a huge local population?
A tropical dependency
What group of Dutch settlers moved away from the Cape Colony to get away from British rule?
Boers
What is the 1757 battle that gave the British East India Company control over northern India.?
Plassey
What three cities did the British use as their main bases in India?
Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
What other effect besides new inventions European armies much harder to resist?
New weapons
What kind of colony had lots of Europeans move in and push out Indigenous people?
A settlement colony
Which city did the Dutch get control of by getting in between their local conflicts?
Java
What were some of the Presidencies called?
Princely States
What were the names of the sultans that weakened over time, making it easier for the Dutch to step in?
Mataram
What type of transportation made it easier for Europeans to move people and supplies in their colonies?
Railroads or canals
What do we call colonies made up mostly of Europeans that had more self-government?
White Dominions
What were the two kinds of European colonies in the 19th century?
Tropical dependencies & settlement colonies
Who outlawed the Hindu practice of sati by working with British officials.?
Ram Mohan Roy
What year did the major rebellion that pushed Britain to take full control of India take place in?
1857
Which Indian group is known for fighting back against Europeans?
Sepoy (new rifle cartridges went against their religious beliefs)
What idea did Europeans use to justify treating colonized people unfairly?
White racial supremacy
Which Pacific islands ended up under U.S. control in the late 1800s?
Hawaii
What is the belief system that claimed Europeans were mentally and morally superior, supporting imperial rule?
White Racial Supremacy
How did the Dutch first start gaining influence in Java?
They supported local rulers in their fights and demanded land at each intervention.
Why were European countries suddenly racing for colonies after the 1870s?
Trying to beat each other economically
What is one way the British changed after the 1857 rebellion?
They became more strict about cultural change.
What did imperial dominance look like during the 19th century?
The 19th-century system of European rule relied on racial hierarchies, unpaid indigenous labor, and colonies ranging from tropical dependencies to settler-run regions