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 powe
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.
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1.The European try to find out an alternative sea route to India Because it became necessary for the Europeans to a direct sea route to the East because of the increase in demands of cotton, silk and spices. This resulted in great competition and less profit.
2.yes the Indian rulers were dominated by the Europeans as they had more powers than us and they used to do big trade and were known as big traders. actually Indians were the most powerful of all.
3.The East India Company removed Mir Jaffer and Mir Qasim from the throne of Bengal because they had an independent spirit and thus refused to dance on the tunes of East India Company. ... In the battle of Plassey 1757, Mir Jaffar helped British to defeat the Nawab of Bengal. So he was made the Nawab of Bengal
4.This arrangement was known as Subsidiary Alliance. Doctrine of Lapse- It was a policy of the British East India Company under which if the ruler of a princely state or territory under the paramountcy of the Company died without a natural heir, the state/territory would automatically be annexed to the British empire.
5.The First Anglo-Sikh War (also known as the "Jung hind Panjab da" or First Panjab Hind(British) war) was fought between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company in 1845 and 1846.
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First Anglo-Sikh War.
Date 11 December 1845 – 9 March 1846
Result British victory