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East India Company Rule
Originally chartered by a fondation it soon became royally chartered by Queen Elizabeth and other wealthy merchants and aristrocrats. Silk, cotton, indigo dye, tea, salt, and optium were mainly traded -
Sepoy Rebellion
The sepoy were Indian soldiers under British rule. Most were Hindu and Muslim. After being told that their guns were oiled with cow and pork fat the sepoys were angered. The British also passed a law that there can no longer be suicide widows. The rebellion was cause because of the British changing the religion of the Hindu and Muslim sepoys -
Mohandus Gandhi
He was an Indian nationalist (once a lawyer) who is known for leading the people of India to independence. He tried non-violent and peaceful protests. He was arrested many times and after achieving independence he was assasinated. -
Formation of Indian National Cognress
One of the most important politcal parites of India operated democratically. Divided into two groups activist and moderate. Moderates were more educated and wanted faith to be the main correspondent. It was founded by British and Indian members of the Theosphical Society. -
Formation of Muslim League
A political party that advocated the creation of a seperate majority nation -Pakistan -
Salt March
Ghandi lead the peaceful protest of the Salt March. THe taxes for salt was to expensive so the protesters went to the Indian sea and illegally took salt from ocean. All protesters were arrested including Ghandi -
Quit India Campaign
A civil disobedience act led by Ghandi in response to Gandhi's call for peacfull independce. The British were prepared to act in repsonse to the disobedience. -
Hindu-Muslim Conflict
Muslims invaded India and desroyed everything sacred religiously to Hindu's -
Indian Independence Act
Due to the various independent movements India finally became independent from Britain in 1947 because of the Indian Indpendence Act -
Assasination of Gandhi
At age 78 Gandhi was assassinated by Nathurum Godse after 5 unsuccesful attempts to kill Ghandi by other killers
