Question

effects of the sepoy rebellion
1
british government
takes control in india
picture of queen victoria of
england by bassano, 1887, became
the official ruler of india.
image is courtesy of wikimedia commons and is in the
public domain
as a result of their inability to
control india, the british east
india company was replaced by
the british government. india
became an official british colony
and was known as the \jewel in
the crown\ of the british
empire. the british government
continued to administer india as
the company had, with strict
control. they also exiled the last
mughal ruler and executed his
sons.
2
representation for
indians, but little power
photograph of sir syed ahmed
khan, one of the indian
representatives on the legislative
council.
image is courtesy of wikimedia commons and is in the
public domain
the british realized that one of
the reasons for the rebellion
was that they did not consult
with indians on the policies they
enacted in india. after 1861, an
indian - nominated group of
representatives held seats in the
legislative council, though they
were
on - official members\
and had little power.
3
continued
modernization and
westernization of india
british men and women posing for
a photograph with indian men.
image is courtesy of wikimedia commons and is in the
public domain
the british continued the
process of expanding their
education system in india and
public works programs (roads,
railways, telegraphs, and
irrigation). the british built up a
communications and
transportation network to
prevent another rebellion like
the one led by the sepoys. in
addition, westernization
continued, threatening
traditional indian society and
the caste system.
source: encyclopædia britannica online, s. v. \indian mutiny\, accessed december 18, 2015, http://www.britannica.com/event/indian - mutiny.

1. based on the reading, describe three effects of the sepoy rebellion?

Explanation:

To answer, we extract the three effects from the text:

1. From the first section: The British East India Company was replaced by the British government, India became an official British colony, the last Mughal ruler was exiled and his sons executed.
2. From the second section: After 1861, Indians got representation in the Legislative Council but with little power.
3. From the third section: The British continued modernization (education, public works, transport network) and westernization, threatening traditional Indian society and the caste system.

Answer:

1. The British government took control of India (the British East India Company was replaced, India became a British colony, the last Mughal ruler was exiled and his sons executed).
2. Indians got representation in the Legislative Council but had little power.
3. The British continued modernizing (expanding education, public works, transport) and westernizing India, which threatened traditional Indian society and the caste system.