British Expansion in India

To peacefully annex territories and establish an empire

Wars were costly and strained British resources

Both peaceful annexation and military conquests

<p>Maladministration or misgovernment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To subjugate Indian powers without the cost and bother of war</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To avoid conflicts with regional rulers and minimize cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Subsidiary Alliance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that the Indian ruler followed all British orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He could not employ any Europeans at all</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Loss of autonomy and control over administration</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Doctrine of Lapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They gained direct control over all foreign policy decisions of the subsidiary states</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Suffering from untold miseries due to neglect and oppression</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maintenance of large armies at no expense to themselves</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>&quot;The people's welfare became less important as they no longer feared revolts&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>peaceful annexation and military conquests</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lord Wellesley, from 1797 until 1805</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To establish an all-India empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>maladministration or misgovernment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wars were usually expensive and added severe strain on the British resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>peaceful annexation, military conquests, and the Subsidiary Alliance system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Indian ruler could not employ any Europeans (except the British) in his service or dismiss those who were already there.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The British maintained large armies at the expense of the Indian rulers, acquired valuable territories as subsidiary payment, and controlled the foreign policy of the subsidiary states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Indian rulers lost efficient administration, protection against external and internal enemies, and interest in the welfare of the people, leading to suffering and neglect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To acknowledge the British influence and control, and to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the alliance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The collapse of administration in the subsidiary states provided the British with an excuse to annex the kingdom on grounds of misgovernment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lord Dalhousie used the policy of Doctrine of Lapse as a peaceful method of annexation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The British East India Company annexed territories on the grounds of maladministration using the policy of Doctrine of Lapse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The British East India Company used the Subsidiary Alliance and the policy of Doctrine of Lapse to expand their power in India.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Indian rulers lost efficient administration, protection, and interest in the welfare of the people, leading to suffering and neglect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main reason behind the policy of peaceful annexation was to bring subordinate Indian states under direct British rule without engaging in military conflict.</p> Signup and view all the answers