fortifications include strong walls and towers  that are built to protect a place

a revolution is a period of time when there is significant change, such as a change in who holds power in a  country

a puppet ruler is someone who appears to be in charge of a country but is actually controlled by other people or groups

a treaty is a written agreement between two or more countries, approved and signed by their leaders

The Plassey Revolution

History

Britain's involvement in India is a key part of pupils' later study: they will go on to consider the reasons for the collapse of Mughal power, the Indian Rebellion and eventually the Partition of India 

Pupils will have an understanding of the Mughal Empire and its trade links and power structures

The East India Company: when did Mughal authority collapse?

organised its armies to recapture Calcutta

made an agreement with the East India Company

took Calcutta from the East India Company

Match the statements to the group in order to describe the opposing sides in the conflict over Calcutta.

At the Battle of Plassey the East India Company's forces were commanded by Robert...

At the Battle of {{}} the East India Company defeated the forces of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal emperor.

Historians have suggested that during the Plassey Revolution the Nawabs of Bengal became __________ rulers controlled by the EIC.

The East India Company was given formal control of Bengal.

The East India Company was allowed to collect taxes in Bengal.

The East India Company gave up control of Bengal.

The East India Company had to pay the Mughal emperor 2.6 million rupees yearly

The Mughal emperor had to pay the East India Company 2.6 million rupees yearly

Which of these were agreed at the Treaty of Allahabad?

The Treaty of Allahabad actually placed Shah Alam under the protection of the East India Company, which included a ban on the emperor returning to {{}} for several years.

The Compagnie des Indes was from which European country?

Rival networks of alliances were able to develop across India in the early eighteenth century because Mughal authority had...

In 1746, the French captured the important British trading post of...

Following the First Carnatic War, the East India Company and the Compagnie des Indes {{}} the size of their armies in the Indian subcontinent.

Indian soldiers serving in __________ armies became known as sepoys.

the East India Company and Compagnie des Indes supported different sides.

the East India Company and Compagnie des Indes supported the same side

the East India Company and Compagnie des Indes remained neutral

During the conflict over who should be the new Nawab of Arcot...

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