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Which option shows the correct order of events in India’s history?

I. The Sepoy Rebellion takes place.II. Mughal officials lose their land and wealth.III. The British raj forms and begins to rule.IV. The East India Company loses control.

I. The British raj forms and begins to rule.II. The East India Company loses control.III. Mughal officials lose their land and wealth.IV. The Sepoy Rebellion takes place.

I. The East India Company loses control.II. The British raj forms and begins to rule.III. The Sepoy Rebellion takes place.IV. Mughal officials lose their land and wealth.

I. Mughal officials lose their land and wealth.II. The Sepoy Rebellion takes place.III.The East India Company loses control.IV. The British raj forms and begins to rule.

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This illustration of India under British rule appeared in a London newspaper in 1877.This image showing the Great Famine implies that

the British Raj was working to help Indian citizens.

life in India would improve under British rule.

imperialism had become too difficult for the British people.

the British did not suffer the hardships the Indians faced.

Beginning in the 1800s, the British government appointed viceroys in India to

represent the interests of the crown.

command a private company army.

set up trade posts and textile factories.

oppose the government known as the raj.

In the late 1800s, the All-India Muslim League was a

labor union.

political party.

farmers’ alliance.

military organization.

Which statement best describes the economy of India in the late 1700s?

In the late 1700s, British farmers produced cotton that was shipped to Indian factories to produce textiles.

In the late 1700s, Indian farmers produced cotton that was shipped to British factories to produce textiles.

In the late 1700s, taxes were lowered to promote struggling manufacturing and trade industries in India.

In the late 1700s, taxes were raised to gain revenue from the growing manufacturing industries in India.

The British established the East India Company to acquire

oil and other natural resources in Asia.

spices and other goods found in Asia.

soldiers for their armies and navies.

workers for their factories and mills.

Which statement best explains the concept of “home rule” advocated by the nationalists in India?

Under home rule, Indian citizens would be ruled by the East India Company and its private army.

Under home rule, Indian citizens would remain part of the British empire but would govern themselves.

Under home rule, Indian citizens would be ruled by British civil servants and a viceroy who represented the British monarch.

Under home rule, Indian citizens would sever all ties to Great Britain and assume complete control of the government.

The map shows southern Asia.What does the shaded area on the map show?

India after World War II

Bangladesh after World War II

the colony of India in the 1800s

the Mughal Empire in the 1700s

In what year did the British raj’s rule end in India?

1857

1885

1913

1947

During British rule, most ordinary Indian citizens suffered because of

poor sanitation.

famines.

crumbling infrastructure.

inadequate transportation.

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