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The British East India Company wins trading rights in the Mughal empire. 

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The British East India Company wins trading rights in the Mughal empire. 

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The British East India Company are merchants. In 1617 the company needs to win the rights to trade on the edge of the Mughal empire. The Mughal empire declines The company's influence on the empire is strong - Petra

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The East India Company takes political control in India. 

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The East India Company takes political control in India. 

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June 23 1757 A  British man named Robert Clive comes to the Subcontinent armed and takes over what is now Bengal.  He also gets rights to trade but soon  takes over as a political leader.

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1773: GENERAL WARREN HASTINGS INCREASES ENGLISH CONTROL IN INDIA

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1773: GENERAL WARREN HASTINGS INCREASES ENGLISH CONTROL IN INDIA

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In 1773, Warren Hastings became the first English Governor-General of India. He deviously cripples the Mughal Empire, all while giving more power to the East India Company, by warring and forging alliances. General Hastings implements western settlements to help force Britain upon India.

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1822: RAM MOHUN ROY SPARKS INDIAN NATIONALISM

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1822: RAM MOHUN ROY SPARKS INDIAN NATIONALISM

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Ram Mohun Roy, a scholar who believes that India could learn from Western culture and at the same time have room for revitalization of Indian culture, sets up educational societies to help reform pride in the Indian culture. His influence on later leaders places him as the founder of Indian nationalism.

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May 10, 1857 The Sepoy Rebellion breaks out in India.

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May 10, 1857 The Sepoy Rebellion breaks out in India.

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The east Indian company wanted soldiers to serve them. The company made them use animal fat to load their rifles. Animal fat is sacred to Hindus and It is forbidden to Muslims. This made many soldiers angry and there were many fights. The British officers of the east Indian company put an end to this rebellion, but there is still disagreement between these two communities.

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1858 British Government Now Has Full Control Of India.

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1858 British Government Now Has Full Control Of India.

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After the East Indian Company was ended by the British parliament the British have full control of the government. India is now ruled by high ranking officials serving under the queen. The British are making decisions on India solely based on what will get them the most money.-Reuben

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November 17, 1869 The Suez Canal Opens and Greatly Improves British Trade

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November 17, 1869 The Suez Canal Opens and Greatly Improves British Trade

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After the canal opens, trading between the British and India increase by a huge amount. This system of trade favors the British, bringing in lots of inexpensive machine made cloths. This totally ruins India's hand woven fabric industry that was once prosperous.

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In 1885 the Nationalist heads organized the Indian National Congress. They requested democracy to empower the skillful Indians, similar to themselves. The group of Indians supported acts of peaceful protests to attain goals. Them and their followers supported modernizing technology; close to the evolution that was happening in Europe. This among other things was important to them, but they felt it crucial to remove themselves from the British Empire.
- Priya

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December 30, 1906-The Muslim League is organized.

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December 30, 1906-The Muslim League is organized.

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In 1906 the Muslim league continue to become independent and have their own democracy. This is because they are afraid that if the Hindus run the government they will squish out the Muslims. They start to make a separate state only for Muslims.

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1919 - BRITISH MASSACRE CIVILIANS AT AMRITSAR, PUNJAB (NORTHERN INDIA)

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1919 - BRITISH MASSACRE CIVILIANS AT AMRITSAR, PUNJAB (NORTHERN INDIA)

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On April 13th, a group of Indian people gathered unarmed in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar to peacefully protest the British government involving them in war. A British General, Reginald Dyer, ordered his troops to fire into the crowd of men, women, and children. Almost 400 people were killed and many others were wounded. This event stirred a desire within many Indian citizens' hearts. They wanted freedom from the British! - written by Mollie

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1920 - MAHATMA GANDHI ORGANIZES A MOVEMENT OF NONCOOPERATION WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

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1920 - MAHATMA GANDHI ORGANIZES A MOVEMENT OF NONCOOPERATION WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

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After the British massacred protesters in Amritsar,  an Indian lawyer named Mahatma Gandhi organizes a movement of noncooperation that lasts two-years. He encourages Indian people  to boycott British institutions, reject British honors, and take back their self-reliance. In 1922, Gandhi is forced to stop the movement because of his arrest. He goes on to become the most recognized leader in the fight for India's independence. - Darien

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Indians are not allowed to touch salt that was not taxed and sold by the British government.
Gandhi decides to make a march to the sea, a peaceful protest. It grew and grew and he successfully reached the sea.
-Beti

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1939: WORLD WAR II POSTPONES FURTHER ACTION ON INDEPENDANCE

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1939: WORLD WAR II POSTPONES FURTHER ACTION ON INDEPENDANCE

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Britain postponed more action on independence. Britain had India fight with them in the war withought consulting with India's leaders. The leaders were furious, who started non-cooperation. The leaders got arrested, and then India supported the british in the war.

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1940: LAHORE RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY THE ALL INDIA MUSLIM LEAGUE

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1940: LAHORE RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY THE ALL INDIA MUSLIM LEAGUE

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The AIML passes this during it's meeting in Lahore on Mar 22 -24 1940. The resolution says that all Indian states with a Muslim majority become separate from India and become their own country.

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August 8 1942-The Quit India Movement is Launched

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August 8 1942-The Quit India Movement is Launched

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also known as the august movement, the quit India movement was launched on august eight of 1942 at the Bombay session of the all-India
congress committee by Mahatma Gandhi. The protest demanded an end to the British rule of India.

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June 1947, Britain agrees to grant India independence. 

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June 1947, Britain agrees to grant India independence. 

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At the end of World War II, Britain finally agrees to grant India independence. Although, the Muslim League, directed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, insists that the Muslim minority needs to have its own separate state, Pakistan. Britain decides to divide the subcontinent into two states: Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India.

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August 14-15 1947 THE PARTITION OF INDIA CAUSES MASS MIGRATION

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August 14-15 1947 THE PARTITION OF INDIA CAUSES MASS MIGRATION

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Only two months after the Indian subcontinent gained freedom from the British the Partition of India took place. After freedom was gained, the subcontinent experienced one of the largest migrations ever. Not all was well however, during this time over one-million people died in riots and local fights. These fights were mainly between Muslims and Hindus. This is what sparked the two states of the subcontinent. Pakistan (a state with mainly Muslims) and India (a state with mainly Hindus).

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On January 29 Gandhi got assassinated by by a right win Hindu nationalist named Godse. Godse did not belive in Gandhis teachings and thought that change should happen through violence instead of non- violence. Godse was also upset that Gandhi advocated for Muslims in India.

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SEPTEMBER 11 1948 DEATH OF JINNAH SPARKS CONFLICT OVER KASHMIR

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SEPTEMBER 11 1948 DEATH OF JINNAH SPARKS CONFLICT OVER KASHMIR

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On September 11 1948 Muhammed Ali Jinnah ,member of the Muslim league and also founding leader of Pakistan, dies. In result the first war broke out between Pakistan and India. The reason why this all started was because both countries could not agree on who owns the territory of Kashmir.