Early Colonization & John Co Raj

Company Regulation

100

What is the primary reason for increased government control of the EIC?

Company corruption & insolvency (bankruptcy)

200

This group was kept out by the EIC due to economic competition & fear of increased knowledge and regulation to the company.

Christian missionaries

300

This catastrophic 1770 event lead to British concern about company operations in Bengal by the British Parliament

Great Bengal Famine of 1770

400

This regulatory legislation allowed the British cabinet to control Indian affairs & more tightly define its authority, but corruption continued.

North's Regulating Act (1773)

500

This regulatory act increased the government's control of the EIC and dual systems of control, such as a board of control and governor general.

Pitt's India Act (1784)

Vocabulary

100

Define raj

"Rule"

200

Define ryot

Peasant

300

Define zamindar

Landlord

400

Define jagir

A grant of land (feudal land grant)

500

Define diwani

A grant from the emperor with the right to collect taxes over a district

John Co Raj

100

What is a 'nabob?'

A corruption of the word 'nawab' referring to company officers who returned with spectacular wealth

200

The Co. raj grew in strength and influence due to the employment of these native soldiers...

Sepoys

300

The EIC maintained monopolies on which two items until the end of its rule in 1857.

Salt & Opium

400

Generally, early EIC officials avoided interfering with what aspect of Indian society?

Religion

500

What institution was introduced to India that British civil servants like Charles Trevelyan & John Campbell described as "the high road back to Europe" if it was provided to South Asians?

English education

Hastings

100

Hasting's appointment was in part to solve what company issue?

Corruption

200

What was a consequence of Hasting's colonial policy?

Expanded Co. territory, weakened enemies, increased Co. debt, more oversight from parliament

300

This was the enemy of the Co. and half of Hasting's colonial policy focused on weakening them.

Marathas

400

This group formed the essential ally to the EIC and used the Company's sepoys to fight for its benefit and the Company's

Oudh (Awadh)

500

What Imperial policy did Hasting pioneer, that would be repeatedly used by other EIC leader, to fund and loan sepoys to friendly states in order to carry out wars the Co. could not.

Subsidiary alliances

Cornwallis

100

Cornwallis's main political settlement was focused on this particular region.

Bengal

200

Which group was the focus of Cornwallis's main settlement?

Zamindars

300

What was the main goal of Cornwallis's settlement?

Make the EIC financially stable

400

What power were zamindar's invested with? What were the main consequences?

Tax collection. No flexibility in rate for bad harvest--zamindars go bankrupt

500

This policy by Cornwallis lead to social and political change in India and resulted in the codification of communal law.

Cornwallis's Regulation Codes