India
What nickname did the British give India because of its wealth and importance?
"Jewel in the Crown"
What important leader lead nonviolent movements for the India Independence Movement?
Gandhi
Give one reason why the British moved to the 13 colonies
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Name one of the New England Colonies
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
In which year did the Sepoy Rebellion occur?
1857
Name one nonviolent way Gandhi protested the British
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Name 2 reasons people left England for the colonies?
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Which colony was founded by William Penn as a safe place for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
Between which years did the British Raj rule over the Indian Subcontinent
1858-1947
List 2 things that Gandhi did to protest the British?
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In what year did Queen Victoria get proclaimed Empress of in India?
1877
What nickname was given to the Middle Colonies because they produced many grains?
The "Breadbasket of the Colonies"
King Charles II
Why was Gandhi's nonviolent protest important for India's independence movement?
It united many people
Made British rule look unjust
Gained worldwide attention
What 1857 uprising by Indian soliders led to the transfer of control from the East India Company to the British Crown?
The Sepoy Rebellion
Which Southern colony was first settled successfully in 1607 and was the location of Jamestown?
What happened in 1757?
The British arrived and set up a colony
Give an example of the economic pressure that Gandhi's role had on protests...
By encouraging Indians to boycott British goods, the merchants lost profits and economic pressure to change policies
Describe two reasons life for many Indians worsened under British rule
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List two cash crops grown on Southern plantations that relied on slave labor
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo
Cotton
Sugarcane