What is the British rule in India?

Answer 1

The British used mercantilism to control India. Indians would grow the necessary materials for making cloth, then they would ship them to Britain to get spun into cloth, then the clothes would be sold back to the Indian people. Britain put an unbearable tax on salt, but people had to purchase it because it's a necessity in such a hot climate. Meanwhile, the poverty rate was very high and people were dying of starvation and disease everywhere, but Britain remained indifferent. Gandhi became the leader against this British regime. He used satyagraha, or the practice of nonviolent resistance, to overthrow British rule. He wanted everyone in India to get over the fact that they were of all different religions and classes and unite under one common goal. He wanted to abolish the idea of untouchables, or people who were co0nmcidered basically slaves form the time they were born. He made everyone, including himself and his wife, do "untouchable" work. He insisted that no matter how horrible the British were to them, they would only fight back with peaceful methods. He suffered emotionally and physically and was assassinated for his efforts.

Answer 2

actually.... TOO MANY TO COUNT!!!

better try count the positive ones.

here's a better one:

• it drained India's wealth.
• caused deforestation as the royal navy needed wood for making the ships, for expansion of railways and for other household and industrial purposes in England.
• destroyed India's previous economy.
• ruined handicrafts industry and cottage industry.
• forced the farmers to grow indigo and opium.
• made India more dependent.
• food production was reduced.
• widespread famines.
• unequal opportunities for Indians.
• harsh treatment towards natives.

Answer 3

People like Warren Hastings, William Bentinck, Charles Napier, and Richard Welsley lead conquests into India and began forming princely states. Obviously, there were non-conforming Indian-state rulers who began uprisings and battles. However, the British had better weapons and a better army despite the fact that there were only a few thousand British people in India at one time.

Reformists like Bentinck found traditions in India that he disapproved of. Things like Sati, Cult of Thuggee, and so forth were unattractive and immoral to the British, so people like William Sleeman and R.M. Roy set out to suppress these things, making laws against them.

Eventually this lead to the Sapoy Rebellion. The British were oblivious to how disgruntled the Indian people were getting. This was because of the reforms and heavy taxation. the major engagements of the rebellion took place in Meerut, Delhi, Cownpore, and Lucknow. The British were able to put down the rebellion and did not leave India until 1947.

Also the British wanted to open their markets and use India as a way to sell their own exports to. The British also wanted to exploit the Opium grown in India and sell it to China. The British prevented India from buying any products outside their own country as well.

Answer 4

Britain took over the government of the area that is now India and Pakistan by force. That is, by military conquest.

It then completely controlled all the traditional kings in the sub-continent, and it used India as a source of cheap labour to manufacture raw materials for its industries in Britain. As far as it could, it took the wealth of the Indian people and shipped everything to Britain.

The Indian people eventually forced the British out, through a revolution, led mainly by M.K. Ghandi.

Answer 5

The British rule in India is very commonly known as the British Raj. It was given to them during the period of dominion between the years of 1858 and 1947.