Answer the following questions in not more than 20 words.
1. Name a few things that tribal people in pre-British India sold to get money to buy
2. Why did the British take over Indian forests?
3. How did dalals exploit tribals?
4. Name any three Indian tribes that revolted against the British.
5. What earned Birsa Munda the title Dharti Aba?
Answer the following questions in not more than 40 words.
Answers
Answer:
1. A few things that the tribals collected from the forests and sold to get money to buy other things are Fruits, roots, fish from Forest Rivers, herbs for medicine, bamboo baskets and umbrellas and hunted small animals.
Explanation:
2. The lives of tribal groups changed during British rule in many strange and unexpected ways:
What Happened to the Tribal Chiefs?
The tribal groups were considered important people, because it is they who controlled their territories. Under the British rule they lose their administrative power and were forced to follow law made by British officials in India.
3. Tribals were given credit facilities at high rates of interest and unfavourable repayment conditions. As a result they lost their land and became labourers. Dalals made sure that the new courts of law passed judgement in their favour. They took all the produce from tribals and gave a minor share in return."
4. 1774-79: Halba rebellion in Dongar (By Halba tribes in Bastar Chhattisgarh) against British armies and the Marathas. 1778: revolt of the Pahariya Sardars of Chota Nagpur against the British Government
5. 1894 the failure of monsoon caused widespread starvation and epidemics Birsa dedicated service to the starving and the stick earned him the title dharti aba.