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  • What massacre is linked to the EIC’s history?
    The Boston Tea Party
    The Eureka Stockade
    The Amritsar Massacre
  • What was the Sepoy Rebellion?
    A trade strike by British sailors
    An uprising of Indian soldiers against the EIC
    A protest by European farmers
  • What military force did the EIC develop?
    A private army
    A national navy
    A royal guard
  • What is colonialism?
    Settling and exploiting foreign lands
    Democracy in action
    Building new religions
  • How did the EIC’s rule create resistance?
    Americans joined them
    Europeans emigrated
    Indians protested and rebelled
  • Where were the EIC’s first bases?
    Factories in Britain
    Ports in Africa
    Small trading posts in India
  • How did the EIC connect to World War I?
    It directly fought in WWI
    It built tanks for the war
    Its legacy of empire influenced Britain’s role
  • How was the EIC an example of imperialism?
    It spread democracy
    It controlled Indian politics and trade
    It created equality
  • Why is the EIC sometimes called the world’s first multinational corporation?
    It had the most ships in the world
    It operated across continents
    It invented the stock market
  • How did the EIC link to colonialism?
    It built free universities
    It promoted equal rights
    It exploited land and resources
  • What goods did the EIC initially trade?
    Spices silk cotton tea opium
    Coal iron steel
    Oil cars planes
  • What is imperialism?
    One country extending control over others
    A country trading fairly
    People electing governments
  • What was one cause of the Sepoy Rebellion?
    Religious disrespect with rifle cartridges
    A new tax on silk
    A ban on opium
  • What did profits from trade give the EIC?
    Influence
    Independence from Britain
    New technology
  • What type of company was the EIC?
    Chartered company
    Shipping guild
    Private bank
  • What is one legacy of the EIC?
    It shaped British imperial power
    It invented democracy
    It created the United Nations
  • What was the outcome of the Sepoy Rebellion for the EIC?
    The EIC grew stronger
    India gained independence
    The British Crown took control of India
  • How did the British respond to the Sepoy Rebellion?
    Suppressed it with force
    Negotiated peace quickly
    Granted Indian independence
  • When did the East India Company’s rule officially end?
    1858
    1600
    1947
  • What caused tension between British and Indians under the EIC?
    Too much rainfall
    Religious and cultural differences
    Equal treatment
  • Why did the EIC need a private army?
    To protect its trade and expand power
    To guard Queen Elizabeth
    To fight pirates in Europe
  • Who granted the East India Company its charter?
    King George III
    Queen Elizabeth I
    Queen Victoria
  • What was British rule in India after 1857 called?
    The British Raj
    The Victorian Settlement
    The Great Revolution
  • How did the EIC link to imperialism?
    It promoted democracy
    It spread freedom of religion
    It showed how trade could lead to empire
  • What was one impact of the EIC on India?
    Complete equality
    Total independence
    Cultural tensions
  • When was the East India Company founded?
    1707
    1857
    1600
  • What year did the Sepoy Rebellion begin?
    1857
    1914
    1600
  • How was the EIC an example of colonialism?
    It encouraged independence
    It improved living standards for all
    It settled and exploited Indian resources
  • What monopoly did the EIC have?
    North American mining
    Asian trade
    European farming
  • What kind of power did the EIC gain in India?
    Political power
    Religious power
    Cultural power
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