| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Joint stock company | made up of less than 10 investors who own warehouses, ships, and trading posts...British East India Co |
| B.E.I.C. | Joint stock company from Great Britian...task of developing mercantile interests in South Asia |
| F.E.I.C. | trading company from France...competed with the Portugese and British for control of South Asian commerce |
| R. Clive | Leader of the BEIC...Helped drive the french from the subcontinent |
| J. Dupleix | leader of the FEIC...first to hire mercenaries |
| Sepoy Rebellion | paid Indian mercenary troops who revolted due to a technological advance in weaponry...cow fat,pig fat, on the cartidges...violation of religious beliefs...end of the BEIC |
| Cash crop | usually not staples like grains, but something grown to be sold for profit...examples favored by British..cotton,tea or spices |
| Queen Victoria | British Queen, during her reign 1837-1901 it was said "the sun never set on the British Empire"...imperialism |
| Indian Nat. Congress | political organization composed of Hindus and led by Gandhi, that pushed for self-determination |
| Amritsar Massacre | Indian city...post WWI British crackdown on Indian terrorism..curfew imposed by British...violated by Indians...British opened fire...Gandhi joined the nationalist movement |
| M. Gandhi | called the Mahatma or "Great Soul" by his followers. Pushed for freedom by using nonviolent protest..boycott, Hunger strikes, slow downs, and marches |
| Muslim League | Islamic organization founded in response to growing Hindu nationalism...protect Islamic interests |
| Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Muslim leader from South Asia....favored partition upon independence...Pakistan east and west to protect Muslim minority in South Asis...founder of the Muslim League |
| Civil disobedience | breaking a law that is considered immoral or unjust...not fair...tax on salt |
| satyagraha | "truth force" what Gandhi called his method of nonviolent resistance to end injustice |
| boycott | refusal to buy certain goods...economic pressure on the British to reach goal of independence |
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