The Shopkeepers’ Invasion, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 19

How did the English take over India?  Well it is an interesting story.  They fought for it, but not because of the English King, but because of the East India Company!  Read pages 161-163 and discuss the questions with your teacher. 


Questions
Where was the first English trading post?  What did it look like? 
What were the goods that the English exported from India? 
Where else in India did they open trading posts? 
How did the East India Company operate? 
What kind of buildings did they build?  Why? 
Who was afraid of these buildings? 
What function did the nawab do? 
What did he do to the English? 
Which other country was also in India? Why did they agree to help the Nawab? 
What was "The Black Hole?" 
What happened there? 
What was the reaction of the English? 
Who was the general of the army? What type of person was he? 
How did he insure that his army would win? 
Why did Mir Jafar do nothing? 



Homework: Prepare the agenda of the Board Meeting of the East India Company for their annual meeting of  the year 1757.


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The Indian Empire Falls Apart, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 19

We studied the three strong kings of India and how they made India stronger, but as most empires go, they get stronger and then get weaker.  This is what happened to India at this time.  Read pages 158-160 and discuss the questions with your teacher. 

Questions: 
Can you remember the nicknames of the earlier emperiors of India? 
Which one made 3 bad decisions? 
What were they? 
How did these events affect India now? 
Who was Emperor Bahadur Shah I and what did he do? 
Who became king after he died? 
Who were the Ali brothers and what did they do? 
How many kings did they place on the throne? 
Was India become weaker or stronger?  Why?
Who was Mohammad Shah and what did he do? 
Which neighboring country wanted to invade India? 
What did Nadir Shah do? 
Who won the battle?  What did he do to the city of Delhi? 
What happened to the Taj Mahal? The Peacock Throne?  

Homework: 
You are a messinger who is running to the English Army.  Prepare a speech to tell your teacher what happned to India and what you think would be the best thing to do now for India. 

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