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1. Explain the important causes which led to the Uprising of 1857 under the following poin
(a) The British policy of territorial expansions
(b) Economic exploitation of the Indians
(c) The introduction of the greased cartridges​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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a) The East India Company comes in lndia in 1600 . They comes in India for trade purpose but they get diwani rights of bengal in 1765 from mughals and start it's fortification. They start working on the policy of territorial expansion.

b) The East India Company become powerful slightly and start introducing new policies which was not in favour of indians like Rowlactt act, sedition act, subsidiary alliance, etc. They start collecting high taxes from indians on land, farmland, etc.

c) The introduction of the greased cartridges were not acceptable to indian sepoy. Because to fire the muskets (old guns) , they have to push the cartridge by their mouths which is made up of the fat or skin of animals. If they do so , these activities break their religion.