Year 9
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will find out how people in Britain reacted to the 1857 conflict in India. We will also see why the name given to the conflict started to matter.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Which word best describes "an event when soldiers refuse to obey the orders of their officers"?
Demonstration
Protest
Revolution
Q2.
Which word best describes "an event where a large group of people rebel against authorities"?
Conversion
Petition
Republic
Q3.
Which of the following was a cause of the 1857 conflict?
Declaring a descendant of the Mughals as the new emperor
Replacing the East India Company with direct British rule in 1858
The siege of Jhansi
Q4.
In which town did the conflict start?
Calcutta
Delhi
Jhansi
Q5.
Which of the following was a method used by the British to regain control?
Making India a democracy
Negotiating with rebel sepoys
Recognising the authority of the new Mughal Emperor
5 Questions
Q1.
Who was the leader of the British government in 1857?
Benjamin Disraeli
Queen Lakshmibai
Queen Victoria
Q2.
Which word best describes "an event when soldiers refuse to obey the orders of their officers"?
Demonstration
Protest
Revolution
Q3.
Which word best describes "an event where a large group of people rebel against authorities"?
Conversion
Petition
Republic
Q4.
Which of the following is an accurate statement?
After 1858 India became a colony of the Mughal Empire
After 1858 India became an Independent country
After 1858 Indians took control of the East India Company
Q5.
What word can we use to describe "an alternative and often concealed reason for why someone acts"?
Preferred option
Public reason
Underlying cause