II. Give one reason for each of the following statements
1. The European traders used Vasco da Gama's sea route to India, even though it was too long.
2. Indian rulers of independent kingdoms were easily dominated by the European colonial powers
3. The EEIC removed Mir Jafar and placed Mir Qasim on the throne of Bengal
4. The British introduced policies of Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse
5. The British fought against the Sikhs in the First Anglo-Sikh War
Answers
Answer:
1.Because on that period plane route and road route weren't developed and sea route was developed for coming and going from one place to another place.
2.In 18CE European colonial powers were progressing mood because they had a lot of liberal capital ful,sintific,modern thought and they created a industrial revolution . they had many modern was weapon. By this weapon the defeated many countries and rule there.
3.Because EEIC wanted to expand their business and ruling policy in all over India.So Mir Qasim was set on the throne of Bengal because he was weaker than Mir Jafar.
4.Because its purpose was to gain control over large tracts of India without direct war or spending money on maintaining troops.
5.Because the Britishers wanted to capture on West Northern part of India which was Sikh plurality region.
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