how far were the British colonial policies responsible for the rebellion of 1857
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My answer is from my own knowledge and with excerpts from the class XII Ncert Book for History.Hope it helps
the british rulers before 1857 were essentially traders of the EIC who were given monopoly over the trade with India. So, to enhance their profits, they introduced several new Acts that were advantageous to the British but quite did the opposite to us Indians, skyrocketing the growth of anti British feelings within the masses., and eventually culminated in the Revolt of 1857.
Let's take an example- the Zamindari System, introduced in Bengal in 1793.
1. The initial taxes passed in accordance to the Permanent Settlement Act were too huge for the Zamindars, and that too in a time when prices of agricultural produce had depressed
2. The Zamindars saw their powers reduce as the British sought to control their strengths.
3. The extreme laws passed by the British like the Sunset Law, wherein if the payment of the Zamindar is not done before the sunset of that specified date, the Zamindari was liable to be immediately auctioned.
4.The ryots (peasants) were enraged when the moneylenders refused to extend loans inspire of the high revenue demands.
5. The association of misery with the new regime of bureaucratic bonds and deeds introduced by the peasants introduced by the British in the minds of the ryots .
6. the exorbitant revenues and taxes demanded by the Zamindars further angered the ryots.
the british rulers before 1857 were essentially traders of the EIC who were given monopoly over the trade with India. So, to enhance their profits, they introduced several new Acts that were advantageous to the British but quite did the opposite to us Indians, skyrocketing the growth of anti British feelings within the masses., and eventually culminated in the Revolt of 1857.
Let's take an example- the Zamindari System, introduced in Bengal in 1793.
1. The initial taxes passed in accordance to the Permanent Settlement Act were too huge for the Zamindars, and that too in a time when prices of agricultural produce had depressed
2. The Zamindars saw their powers reduce as the British sought to control their strengths.
3. The extreme laws passed by the British like the Sunset Law, wherein if the payment of the Zamindar is not done before the sunset of that specified date, the Zamindari was liable to be immediately auctioned.
4.The ryots (peasants) were enraged when the moneylenders refused to extend loans inspire of the high revenue demands.
5. The association of misery with the new regime of bureaucratic bonds and deeds introduced by the peasants introduced by the British in the minds of the ryots .
6. the exorbitant revenues and taxes demanded by the Zamindars further angered the ryots.
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