The Sepoys And The Great Revolt Of 1857

Also known as India’s First War for Independence, this rebellion was between Indian Sepoys and the British East India Company. Before this mutiny, the British East India Company had total control over Indian, however afterwards, Indian was directly controlled by the British Raj. Because of this the British government had even more control over Indian and her laws, similar to how Britain gained more control of North America after the Seven Years War. One thing that stayed the same before and after the rebellion was the rebel’s cause. Indian citizens began to continue their criticism of the unfair rule of the British, similar to how some American colonists were rebelling against the new, stricter

The Sepoy Rebellion happened due to The British East India Company’s insensitivity to the Indian culture and Britain’s attempt to create a new government. Sita Ram was a sepoy who was loyal to the British but still had his doubts about questionable actions and explains this in one of his memoirs, which states, “Interested parties were quick to point out that the great aim of the English was to turn us all into Christians and they had therefore introduced the cartridge in order to bring this about, since both Muslims and Hindus would be defiled by using it.”(Document C) This piece of evidence clearly explains Sita’s point of view on how the British’s actions led to the sepoy’s distrusting the British. By bringing up the fact that there was no Indian representative in the government the British East India Company Sita conveys why the sepoy were beginning to lose faith in British rule. Their neglect to allow an Indian representative was a mistake in the long run. Another person who believes that Britain’s past actions caused suspicion with Indian citizens. Sayyid Ahmed Khan was Muslim noble and scholar who worked as a jurist for the British East India

The rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada were in the interests of self-government but were doomed to failure from their beginning. Each of these two colonies encountered a great deal of problems right from the institution of the Constitution Act of 1791 and the problems continually got worse until the only choice to some seem to be rebellion. There were several problems that lead to the rebellions of 1837-38. In Lower Canada there was the agricultural crisis that caused a large number of starvations, to the French and English political and social problems within the colony. There were several different reasons that caused the rebellion in Upper Canada but these caused were mainly rooted in

On April 19, 1775, the citizens of the british colonies of america started a revolution against Great Britain by signing the Declaration of Independence. The decision to do so was supported by what the american people felt was a severe lack of freedom from the British government. the beginning of the American Revolution, the british colonies in America were very harsh on their citizens in terms of freedom. Citizens of these colonies were not allowed to verbally disparage the government and were forced to share religious beliefs with the Church of England. In rebellion, the american people took a stand against Great Britain, and declared themselves as the United States of America.

The colonist started protesting. They were burning paper and doing all kinds of stuff against the British. Some of them were refusing to pay the taxes. The colonist became to get furious. They were turning violent. The colonist were starting to fight back. They were taking the tax collectors and pouring tar and feathers on them. The colonist would also take effigies and put them on a pole and burn them. The colonist were very angry. This turned into not verbal but physical abuse.

It was 1775, everyone was thriving, but something was missing in Colonial America. The colonist were looking for something they knew the British wouldnt and couldnt give them. Freedom. Because of their increasing desire for freedom, this cause conflicts and constant battles between the two countries. Although the colonist originally pledge loyalty to Britain, the colonist knew that rebelling was the only way to become free again.

The imposition of taxes on the American Colonies by the British Government in the 1760s set in motion a series of action and reaction that led to a break between the components of the British Empire. Americans responded with much anger and public resistance to the Stamp Act in 1763. Much of this resistance was expressed in the colonies of Massachusetts and Virginia. In Massachusetts, the mobs not only threatened violence, but damaged and at times destroyed the property of officials who were involved in the Stamp Act’s implementation. Virginia on the other hand took legislative action denouncing the imposition of taxes on the Colonies by Parliament. It was Virginia’s example that was followed nine of her sister colonies when their legislatures made similar resolutions. These actions also lled to the formation of the Stamp Act Congress in October 1765 (Middlekauff, 2005). This Stamp Act Congress sent an appeal to Parliament and the King requesting the repeal of the Stamp Act with the justification that the costs associated with the act would prevent the colonies from purchasing British goods (Brown & Carp, 2014).

As our discussion post provided this week, the colonists responded with rebellion because of the new acts that were imposed upon them by the British (Schultz, K., 2013). Their attempt to reform the American colonies contributed to the growth of the Revolutionary movement because the British tried to enforce stricter policies and laws (Schultz, K. M., 2013). The British wanted to tighten the policies over the colonial officials so that it would reduce the corruption, the British wanted control over the area of land that the settlers occupied, and they wanted to raise revenue by taxing goods. Although the British were adamant about their purpose, the colonist believed that rebelling against them would help in receiving their independence.

Imperialism had its faults, but ultimately, it was one of the prime ways that countries and nations grew during the 18-1900’s. For Imperialism helped spread traditions, cultures, religions, etc. that many nations rely on now, but were not birthed from there originally. The Sepoy rebellion is a prime example of this idea. The rebellion ultimately begun when the British East India Company would trade with the Indians items such as spices.

The secession of the Southern states became a major issue during the mid-1800s due to disagreements over tariffs and States Rights. One of the biggest issues was that Congress had voted to change the way the people of the South had lived by banning slavery. WIth the election of 1860, Lincoln ran a message of containing slavery to where it currently existed. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book depicting that slavery was evil, which persuaded the Northerners to believe that all slave owners mistreated their slaves. Other events which led to the secession were the caning of Charles Sumner and the violence of “Bleeding

The reason the Sepoys’ felt they lost religious control and were being converted to Christianity, was not only because of the insults to their religion, but the fact there were not allowed to be involved in the BEIC legislature. Even if the cartridges were not greased with pig or cow grease, the British had tried in the past to convert the Sepoys. The reason we know this

In early 1620, the English Separatists set out to the New World in order to seek religious freedom from the crown. The separatists sailed across the Atlantic on a charter on the Mayflower agreeing that they would ship back goods to England, as a reimbursement for their land. When the “pilgrims” finally landed at Plymouth months later, they were forced to make an agreement with the Native Americans, since they had no right to be upon the Native American’s land. This agreement shortly became the first ever written document in North America, called the Mayflower Compact. These “pilgrims” pledged to free themselves from the English law to be established as a Separatist colony. They recognized that they might not agree with the undertakings of

Throughout the years many historians have compilated and examined why Indian people were so desperate to gain back their independence from the British Empire during their rule over India, from 1612 to 1947. The reasoning can most definitely be found as the British discriminated against Indian people as they believe that they were inferior; it is no surprise that Indian people fought so hard for their independence. Throughout the British Raj, they placed and put forward unbelievably racist acts and laws which discriminated against Indian people. Which of course led to Indians to rebel against the British rule and which the British reacted with causing massacres. Explaining the nationalistic many India’s felt during the British Raj.

The King’s Gazette is dedicated to bringing accurate news to loyal British subjects. The rebels may have won the first battles in Lexington and Concord, but they will go no farther. All loyalists may remain assured that the British will be victorious in this ¨Revolution¨. The rebels’ injustices against the British will not go unpunished, and order will once again return to the colonies. Our sovereign, King George III, will put an end to the rebellion in a timely manner. Surely, the rebel leaders are quaking in their boots by merely thinking of the impossible task of defeating the British Army. Our army is one of the best in the world, and with proper strategy, will make quick work of the untrained rebel army. Our immaculate army will defeat the rebels in only a matter of time. Colonial leader should quickly pledge allegiance to the King, so that they don't have to face the wrath of the British. The rebels call for independence, though that

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