Question

List the economic and political cause of the Revolt of 1857 in history ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The main political cause for the great revolt of 1857 was the policy of Doctrine of Lapse. It was an annexation policy purportedly used by Lord Dalhousie as per which any princely state or territory under the British East India Company would automatically be annexed if the ruler died without a male heir.

Answer 2

Required Answer:

Economic cause:

1. The peasants suffered due to very high revenue demands and harsh policy of collection.

2. Native artisans and craftsmen suffered as machine-made good (Bristish goods) abolished the traditional handicraft industry.

3. As the monarchy were put back by the British, people who depended on royal sponsorship lost their source of income or livelihood.

Political cause:

1. The British using the policy of annexing territories for example the Subsidiary Alliance System and the Doctrine of Laspe turned many rulers against the British especially the Awadh.

2. This lead their armies disband and became dependant on the East India Company.