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Observe the map and answer the questions based on it.
- Which were the important centers of freedom struggle of 1857, located in Pakistan?
- Which were the important centers of freedom struggle of 1857, located in Bangladesh?
- Which were the important centers of freedom struggle of 1857, located in Maharashtra?
- Which states were annexed by the British under the policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
- Mangal Pandey was posted in which cantonment?
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- Lahore, Peshawar, Shikarpur, Karachi were the important centers of the freedom struggle of 1857, located in Pakistan.
- Dacca and Chittgoan were the important centers of the freedom struggle of 1857, located in Bangladesh.
- Aurangabad, Satara, Kolhapur, and Nagpur were the important centers of the freedom struggle of 1857, located in Maharashtra.
- By implementing the policy of Doctrine of Lapse Dalhousie annexed the states of Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Nagpur, and Jhansi to the British empire.
- Mangal Pandey was posted in Barakpur Cantonment.
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Chapter 6: Indian Struggle against Colonialism - Map
RELATED QUESTIONS
On the River map of India mark the following centers of the revolt of 1857.
1) Delhi
2) Lucknow
3) Meerut
4) Barrackpore
5) Jhansi
6) Gwalior
7) Kanpur
- Dudu Mian laid emphasis on the egalitarian nature of Islam and declared that “Land belongs to God”.
- According to the Doctrine of Lapse, new territories under the corrupt Indian rulers were to be annexed.
- The British officials after the suppression of the 1857 Revolt were given the power to judge and take the lives of Indians without due process of law.
- One of the causes of the failure of the Revolt of 1857 was many of the Indian princes and zamindars remained loyal to the British.
The Revolt of 1857 -
Who was the correspondent of the London Times who reported on the brutality of the 1857 revolt?
The Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar died in the ______ jail.
Who was Tantia Tope?
In November 1858 the power to govern India was transferred from ______ to the British Crown.
The ______ was an important episode in the rebellion of 1857.
- The British annexed more territories through two major policies.
- Indian sepoys accepted the new dress code and overseas service.
- Before loading into Enfield Rifle the cartridges had to be bitten off.
- The Indian Sepoys felt humiliated and racially abused by their seniors.
Answer all the questions under the caption
Great Rebellion of 1857
- What was the biggest challenge witnessed by the British in 1857?
- What was witnessed by both sides during the revolt?
- What were the causes of the revolt?
- What was the people’s opinion on the new regulations of the British?
Complete the Concept map.
