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Name: Afnan Shahid

1. What was the official British explanation for the uprising of 1857?
A: The official British explanation was that the Bengal Native army hafd alone
mutinies, any civil disturbances that occurred after, were native by-product of
the collapse of law and order.
2. What does the term mutiny implies?
A: Rebellion against authorities. Especially by soldiers or sailors. It implies
insubordination within the military.

3. What was the P-53 Enfield Rifle Cartridge Issue?

A: The cartridges of the p-53 rifles were pig and cow fat greased. The loading
action required that operators ripped the cartridge with teeth. Therefore this
was a problem for Hindus and Muslims. This was a religious conflict.
4. What was the impact of cartridge issue on the uprising of 1857?
It spread anarchy. The soldiers were being forced to rip the cartridge with their
teeth. The authorities werent listening to the soldiers. The soldiers started to
rebel. It dissatisfied the soldiers.

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5. How territorial conquest was the prime objective of Britain? Lord Dalhousie
went on an expansion rampage of the British state while currently diminishing
the sovereignty of the princely state. They wanted more territory to be under
their rule. They wanted to leave people without common luxuries.

6. Who was the instigator of Territorial Conquest of Britain?

Lord Dalhousie was the instigator.

7. Which administration /administrator (1848-56) began an Annexation policy

called the Doctrine of Lapse and what did the doctrine proclaim?
Dalhousies administration began an annexation policy called the Doctrine of
Lapse. The doctrine proclaimed that any state with an incompetent ruler or
without natural heir would be considered under British legislation.
8. Leadership was deemed imperative to a successful uprising. Who was
employed for the job (a Maratha Indian leader)? Give name.
Nana Sahib was employed for the job.

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9. What do we know about Kanpur Massacre and when did it occur?

A: IT occurred in the June of 1857. Nana Sahib, Tantiya Tope, Azimolah Khan,
and Brigadier Jwala Prasad are leading luminaries of the war in gaining
control of Kanpur and driving the British near defeat.
10. When was the first successful anti colonial re-possession of Indian soil?
Kanpur was the first successful anti colonial re-possession of the India soil.
June 7th.

11. During the revolt of 1857 the Muslims sought to reinstate whom/what, and
Hindus worked for whom/what to bring to power?
Muslims sought to reinstate the rule of Muslim princes and Hindus wanted to
bring the Marathas back to power.
12. What do you know about Misrule of the East India Company?

During its early rule economic exloitationn resulted in the Bengal Famine of 1770
where more than 1/3rd of the population died. THe issue of taxation and exploitation

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continued into 1857 and newly annexed states. The cultural and societal impact of
colonial rule and it contributed to unrest in religion.