Important People
Reformer of the East India Company administration of India in the 1790s; checked corruption
Lord Charles Cornwallis
British colony in South Africa; its diamonds and metals encouraged British migration into Boer areas
Natal
Hindu practice of burning widows
Sati
British representatives of the East India Company who gained wealth through graft and exploitation in India
Nabobs
Any one naval invention that improved Europe’s maritime strength
steam powered ships/iron hulls/huge guns added to fleets
Made voyages to Hawaii and convinced Kamehameha to create unified kingdoms on the islands
Captain James Cook
Colonies in which European settlers made up the overwhelming majority of the population and the small numbers of native inhabitants were typically reduced by disease
White Dominions
Battle between the British East India Company and armies under Siraj ud-duala ending in British victory
Plassey
Troops that served the British East India Company
Sepoys
Invention which had improvements that allowed for better communication
telegraph
Western-educated Indian leader who cooperated with the British to outlaw sati
Ram Mohan Roy
Colonies that had a large European population that drove out the native inhabitants
Settlement Colonies
Location of the battle between British and Zulu armies in South Africa resulting in British defeat
Isandlwana
Domains of the Indian princes allied with the British Raj that made up over one-third of the British Indian empire
Princely States
The field in which advancements occurred to allow for the mass production of light, artilerry pieces
metallurgy
Architect of British victory at Plassey and established foundations of the British Raj in Northern India
Robert Clive
Colonies with substantial indigenous populations that were ruled by a small European population
Tropical Dependencies
Belief that whites were superior and supported by social science doctrines of Social Darwinists
White Racial Supremacy
Kingdom that controlled the interior regions of Java in 17th century
Mataram
Local weapon that caused uprisings of sepoys
enfield rifle
British Entrepreneur who tried to enter the Boar republic to gain access to their resources and encourage the Boer War
Cecil Rhodes
Three districts that made up the bulk of the Indian territories Britain ruled with capitals at Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay
Presidencies
Fought over the independence of Boer Republics resulting in British victory
Anglo-Boer War
British political establishment in India
British Raj
Gun used by the British at the Battle of Iswandlana
Martini-Henry breech-loading rifle