Ch.24+Sec.3

=Imperialism in India = =Chapter 24 Section 3= =​(British East India Company flag).The British East India Company was primarily interested in making money. At the same time they worked to improve roads, keep peace, and reduce banditry (stealing). =

= (picture is not very clear) Britain tried to influence India in many ways, some change was positive and some was negative. Socially they worked to end slavery and end the caste system. They also tried to improve women's roles within the family. One of the laws banned the practice of sati. (What about allowing widows to remarry?)T he only reason Britain was in India was to make money, they had no real economic reason but to take their money .(Impact on Indians?) On the religious side, missionaries tried to convert Indians to Christianity, which they felt was more important than Indian beliefs. They also introduced Western education and new legal procedures in the 1800’s. = =(Image is not very clear)The British East India Company started to send out sepoys, or Indian soldiers, required to serve in India or overseas. The only issue about this was that Britain was very insensitive to their religious beliefs. They issued new rifles to the sepoys. To reload the rifles, they had to bite off the tip of the cartridges, which were greased in animal fat. When they refused to reload their rifles they were imprisoned. They refused to use the cartridges because meat (be specific) was against their customs. The Indians rose above the British, they then made the last Mughal ruler their leader. [] Very thorough explanationImages were unclear =