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Jan 1, 1497
Vasco De Gama Sails for India
When he got to india, it was filles with spices and gems -
Establishment o the British East India Company
set up trading posts at Bombay, Madras, and, Calcutta -
Decline of Mughal Empire
By the end of Aurangzeb's reign, he had drained the empireof its resources, 2 milion died of famine. -
Britih Overcome French and Take Conrol of India
Britain and France settle in India, but British wins over French -
Sepoy Rebellion
Sepoys thougght cartridges were reased with animal fat. After rebellion, British took direct control over India. -
Britich Colonized India
British rules over India. -
Industrial revolution in Britain
time of greatly increased output of machine made goods, -
Creation of the Indian National Congress
Nationalism grows in india -
Creation of the Muslim League
organization founded to protect muslim interests -
amritsar massacre
people wanted to protect rowlett acts, but british opened fire, 400 indians died and 1,200 were wounded -
rowlett acts
laws that allow the goverment to jail protestors without trial -
Mohandas Ghandi's Leadership of the INC
endorsed civil disobedience -
ghandis travels stressing nonviolent resistance
ghandi promotes non-violent protests against britain -
the salt march
goal was to demonstrate opposition to salt act, thenabout 60, 000 prople were arrested -
partition
partition was used to separate muslims to pakistan and hindus to india -
ghandis death
ghandi was assasinated by hindu extremist
