1. What makes us call the Uprising of 1857 the First War of Independence"?
2. What led to the Great Rising of 1857? Which reforms were resented by the people?
3. List the main centres of the Uprising. Was it widely spread throughout India?
4. Name the main leaders of the revolt
.Mention the role played by the Rani of Jhansi in this gree
upheaval.
5. What was the impact of Bahadur Shah Zafar's support to the rebellion on the people? How did he
spend his last days?
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6. How did the British succeed in crushing the rebellion and securing the submission of the landowners
of Awadh?
7. In what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the Great Rising of 1857?
8. What did the British do to promote Christianity? What impact did it leave on the course of the Revolt?
Answers
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Answer:1)yes,we can call the uprising of 1857 the first war of Indian Independence because for the first time people stood against the British rule.It was for the first time people felt a sense of belonging towards their own country and felt a sense of national consciousness.
2)Some reforms by the British that the Indians resented are: # Abolishment of social reforms like Sati by the British. They felt that the British were not allowing them to follow their society's customs. # The new law that promoted the conversion to Christianity.
3)Following the outbreak at Meerut, uprisings by soldiers and civilians alike occurred across northern and central India. But the main centres of rebellion were Delhi, Cawnpore, Lucknow, Jhansi and Gwalior.
5)There was a wide spread impact on the people of the whole country and its ruling families after Bahadur Shah Zafar's support to the rebellion. These were: He wrote letters to all the chiefs and rulers of the country to come forward and organize a confederacy of Indian states to fight with Britishers.
7)As a result of the rebellion of 1857, the British changed their policies in the following ways: The powers of the East India Company were transferred to the British Crown in order to ensure a more responsible management of Indian affairs.
6)The British succeeded in securing the submission of the rebel landowners of Awadh by announcing them inheritance rights, i.e. they would enjoy the traditional rights over their land. The British also exempted them from taxes.
8)In 1850, the British passed a new law to promote conversion to charistanity. This law allowed Indians who had converted to Christianity to inherit the property of his ancestors.
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