For all of the 19th century India was ruled by the British. The part of India that was ruled by the British was called the Raj. India was considered the jewel in the crown. India was treasured by the British for its potential. British brought Indians into a company to work as sepoys for the British government. The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by the British government who forced the Indians to disobey their religion. In the early 1800s some Indians began demanding more modernization and a greater role in governing themselves. The Non-Cooperation Movement, the Sepoy Rebellion and the Swadeshi Movement were all examples of protest from the Indians because of the direct, cultural, and structural violence by the British that the Indians fought against …show more content…
The caste system was ruled by the British. Religion in within the caste system is example of cultural violence because “ The Hindu Vedas (scriptures) describe a strict ordering of people. According to Vedic law, people are born into four varnas (or castes): Brahmans, kshatriyas, vaishas, and shudras. Varnas Indicate an individual 's responsibilities for occupational status The first three Varnas are considered upper castes, while the shudras are considered members of a lower class. An outcast group, referred to as the untouchables, fall below the shudras” (Part 2, Page 16). This evidence shows that the Indians were put into a category without a say. Some Indians are born into the caste communities and some refuse to follow because it is an example of discrimination which is also being structurally violent. Indians were put into a certain class or religion because they were forced by the British. Local politics within the caste system is also another example of cultural violence because “In the centuries before and during Mughal rule, Indians struggle to defend their rights to land or claim new territories. Warrior Kings turn to myth and religious texts to find evidence of their divine right to rule regions. These warriors took on specific titles and classes the world and we 're also given names and rankings based on their occupation and worth to the community. Eventually, …show more content…
Indians gained sovereignty from the help of major resistance movements such as the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Sepoy Rebellion and the Swadeshi Movement. They resisted the British rule in several ways. Some Indians revolted angrily while others protested silently. The Indians faced exploitation of their own caste system by the British and encountered many deaths caused by the colonial power. The multiple movements assisted India to reaching their objective of self-rule. In the end, India experienced a lot of hardships but still achieved their freedom and
The native people didn’t even have control of their own home. The Europeans came to India after the Indians were already there, and then the British took almost all of the control and authority from the native Indians. “Europeans (the British) occupy almost all of the higher places in every department of government.” (Naoroji, Doc.2) India was most impacted by the British colonization because economic developments and industries only benefited the British. The British came into India and then stopped almost all of the Indian economy, for a new one where the British have the advantage over the native people.
For many years India struggled greatly for their independence. The three major events in the Indian fight against British rule were: the Golden Temple Massacre, the Salt March, and the homespun movement. During the Temple Massacre British and Gurkha troops killed at least 379 unarmed Indians meeting at the Jallianwala Bagh, to discuss nonviolent resistance and protest. However, the British had passed a law that said they were forbidden from encouraging and having meetings about nonviolent protests. The Salt March, which took place in India, was an act of civil disobedience.
Most of the governmental systems didn’t help the indians in fact the things Britain put into place for india only made india profitable for britain. While the British believed that they helped India by setting up a government and military system India disagreed. In fact, they believed that britain caused problems in the Indian way of life. An example of this is british imperial rule established the framework for India 's justice system (Lalvani).
The people wanted a responsible government and the people were already rebelling before the initial Rebellions of 1837-1838. They were putting up campaigns to entice citizens to help in the charge to reform the country. Merchants in Upper Canada were expanding their trade, the fastest easy to transport goods was by water. The Canadas were building canals to make transportation faster, Lower Canada was slower than Upper Canada, they said that transportation wouldn't get better if lower Canada didn't spend more on canals. In Lower Canada, the seigneurial system was a good way of developing the colony, but when the seigneurs started to realize the British merchants in Lower Canada made more than the seigneurs, the seigneurs started to look up to the merchants, they started to raise the rent on their land.
The revolts in Virginia were caused by the underrepresentation of the people inwestern Virginia who were dealing with Indian attacks. Due to a rising population,Virginia expanded west into lands that were supposed to be Indian territory. Thiscaused there to be Indian raids on the colonists’ plantations. The Virginiagovernment was not doing enough to respond to the problem because the people inthe west were underrepresented in the government. The westerners attacked theIndians on their own and this was taken by the government to be an act of rebellion.
The American Indian response to the colonies varied, for example the Pueblos revolted against the oppressive Spanish. In some British colonies the American Indians
Louis Riel started the North West Resistance because of the land claims and the changing economy. This caused Louis Riel to start a resistance against the Canadian Government. There are many social, political, economic, and cultural reasons for why this resistance ever started. Social/Cultural: During the North West Resistance the Indigenous people were moved into reserves, where they never understood the idea of land ownership.
This rebellion's result was divided, Indians compromised Britain's power, but Britain needed to change their policy. This rebellion was violence. Two hundred warriors died because of this rebellion. Epidemics also killed indigenous people during and after Pontiac's rebellion. The famous story of this rebellion is one of British army officers of Fort Pitt sent smallpox infected blankets to First Nations that tried to infect smallpox to Indians.
The sepoy rebellion was caused by a feeling of British superiority over the Indian people. They didn’t respect them as much as they should and this went on for a while, but the last straw for the Indians was when the British used pigs and cow fat to oil and grease their guns. It started when the British vehemently “encouraged” Sepoys(and other Indians) to convert to Christianity, and it was their intent to have Christianity be their prime religion “[The Proclamation of the King of Delhi] stated that the English Government intended to make all brahmins ito christians…”. (Sita Ram, Document C). Then after that, the new rifle came out.
The caste system is divided into four main categories- Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. The Brahmins who were mainly intellectuals are believed to come from Brahma’s head. The Kshatriyas, warriors and rulers, came from his arms. Vaishyas, traders, were created from his thighs. And at the bottom were the Shudras came from Brahma’s feet and did all the factory jobs.
Although, violently fighting the British may have eventually won India its independence, Gandhi choosing to be nonviolent caused India to learn how to do things on its own while still reaching its goal of actually being independent from the British significantly faster. Gandhi’s use of nonviolence was because he didn't want to hurt anyone, he just wanted India to be independent. Going to jail gained Gandhi attention, followers and respect, and lastly, Gandhi not seeing the British as his enemy contributed to a more peaceful way on how to gain India’s freedom. Gandhi doing this caused India to eventually gain it’s independence in
The Pueblo Indians at long last rose up again in a rebellion called the Pueblo Rebellion, otherwise called the Great Pueblo Revolt, in 1680. The uprising was driven by a Tewa shaman named Popé. The issue of religion was key to the Pueblo Rebellion. The peaceful Pueblo individuals had endured the Spanish for quite a long time. They were willing to do the offering to the Spanish if permitted to hone their conventional religion in the kivas.
In 1930, Mohandas Gandhi led a peaceful protest caused by the rule of the British over India. Eventually, due to his peaceful protests, India was no longer ruled by the British. Social Injustice occurred in the past and will continue to occur until we all decide to stand up for what we believe is right. There are several social injustice events from the past that were ended due to those who took a stand for what is right. In order to make our world better, we need to all be treated equally, and have our own voice to stand ups or what we believe is
India, one of the many colonies England controlled in the past was the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire. Although in the beginning, it was controlled by the British East India Company as a source of cotton, tea, and indigo. The British had indirect control of India until the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857. Although Britain created India’s government and military, improved trade, protected land, claimed to improve education, and increased minority safety, however the government and military controlled and excluded Indians, trade only benefitted the British, statistics show education was better after Indian Independence, valuable land was degraded and minorities still felt fear and insecurity.
The British first came to India not only because of the abundance of raw materials, but also the mass potential they seen. The British East India Company, took advantage of the collapsing Mughal Empire, and broke away from their control to flourished their company. In 1857 the Sepoy army rebelled and that caused the British to come in guns blazing and take over the country. The British rule demolished India through, taxation on anything made in India, and the exportation of raw materials, which caused a plentiful amount of famine,and throughout all of this, the British kept most on India uneducated, and those they did educate, most were forced to become interpreters for the benefits it would make in taking over India and keeping the British in control. Political Paragraph British imperialism had a negative effect on the politics of India because of the corrupt justice system, and the utter lack of respect that killed masses of innocent people.