Question

What are the social and economic causes
that led to the uprising of 1857?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The following are the economic, political and social causes for the revolt of 1857: ... Economic Causes: the high revenue demand and the strict policies adopted by the colonial government for the collection of taxes adversely affected the peasants and other section of Indian society.

Answer 2

Answer:

The revolt of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, the Great Rebellion and India s first war of independence was the result of colonial policies of the British Raj and prolonged resentment of different sections of Indian society such as Sepoys, Zamindars, Peasants, Artisans against discriminatory British policies.

The main political cause for the great revolt of 1857 was the policy of Doctrine of Lapse. It was an annexation policy purportedly devised 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.

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