WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Their land and traditions were gone
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They were starving
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Broken promises
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sepoys were angry with the British because: They were paid low wages. British did not respect their religion. They were asked to open the cartridge with their teeth, which was believed to be made of cow’s and pig’s flesh which triggered the sepoys.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because the British forcefully recruited young Indians into the Army.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The people were dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s due to the following reasons: The British were exercising control over the resources of India and the lives of its people. In 1878, the Arms Act was passed under which Indians were not allowed to possess arms.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most important reason for the popular discontent was the economic exploitation by the British. The economic exploitation took the following forms: Exploitation of Economic Resources.