Expansion (1600-1750)
The first English factory in India was established at which place in 1612?
Surat
How many people were imprisoned in the small dungeon of Old Fort William of Calcutta in 1756?
64
What natural disaster became worse due to Company’s taxation policies in Bengal in 1770
Famine
Indian casualties vs British casualties in the Battle of Plassey?
500 Indians
22 British
Name the three battles fought during the 1750s in which Robert Clive was successful
Arcot
Calcutta
Plassey
3 things that the British wanted to trade from India
Spices
Cotton
Silk
Indigo
Who replaced Mir Jafar as Nawab when the Company lost confidence in him?
Mir Qasim
when was Shah Alam ii taken under 'British protection'?
1803
Name two Indian rulers defeated at the Battle of Buxar.
Shah Alam II (Mughal Emperor) and Shuja-ud-Daula (Nawab of Awadh)
Name the 1st Governor General under the 1773 Act of Parliament
Warren Hastings
Name the three Portuguese bases which were given to the British as a part of a wedding gift:
Goa, Chittagong and Bombay
What rights were granted to the Company under the Diwani of Bengal?
Right to collect revenue (taxes)
When was the Permanent Settlement Act introduced?
1793
Name the three areas where the Company's rule strengthened after the battle of Buxar?
in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa
Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
Lord Cornwallis
Name the British King who married Portuguese princess to establish peace in 1661
King Charles the II of England with Princess Catherine of Portugal
3 Reasons why Clive was successful in Plassey
1) Diplomatic skills - bribed Mir Jafar
2) Tactics - covered ammunition
3) Experience - success in previous battles
The Pitt’s India Act (1784) introduced what system of control?
Board of Control in Britain supervised Company rule. It replaced the Company's Board of directors
When was Sindh captured and by whom?
General Charles Napier in 1843
Which British governor introduced Subsidiary Alliances?
Lord Wellesley
The EIC's Governor who apologised Aurangzeb and paid compensation in 1690
Sir Josiah Child
3 Reasons why Clive was made the Governor of Bengal
1) Bravery in past battles
2) Diplomatic skills
3) Generated wealth for EIC
Which treaty ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War in 1792, forcing Tipu Sultan to cede half his territory?
Treaty of Seringapatam
Which rulers of Mysore fought against the Company in four wars?
Sultan Haider Ali in 1st two and Sultan Fateh Ali (Tipu Sultan) all 4
Name 1 policy introduced and 1 battle won by Governor General Lord Cornwallis
Permanent settlement act and Anglo Mysore war