Practice The Company Becomes The Diwan (3.1) - Ruling the Countryside

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Question 1.
What was the role of the East India Company after becoming the Diwan?
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Think about financial oversight.
Question 2.
What major event occurred in Bengal in 1770?
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Related to economic distress.
3Question 3.
What was the main role of the East India Company after being appointed Diwan?
- Trade Negotiation
- Administrative Control
- Military Leadership
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Consider their focus on revenues.
4Question 4.
The famine of 1770 in Bengal resulted in how many estimated deaths?
- True
- False
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Think about the scale of the crisis.
Question 5.
Discuss how the shift from trade to governance by the East India Company illustrated changes in colonial priorities.
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Link the concepts of trade and governance broadly.
Question 6.
Evaluate the implications of the Indigo Rebellion for British colonial policies.
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Consider how revolts impact policy changes.

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