14 Questions
What was the British policy for expanding power in India based on?
Peaceful annexation and military conquests
Which method was perfected by Lord Wellesley to subjugate Indian powers without the cost and bother of war?
The Subsidiary Alliance system
What was one of the tactics used by the British to annex territories?
Maladministration or misgovernment
Why did the British realize that fighting wars with regional rulers was not always feasible?
Wars were usually expensive and strained British resources
What did the English East India Company become by 1773?
One of the major contenders for supreme power in India
What strategic policies did the British devise to eliminate their rivals and establish an all-India empire?
Strategies that involved peaceful annexation and military conquests
What was the arrangement known as, where Indian rulers sought help from and entered into an alliance with the British?
Subsidiary Alliance
What was one of the conditions of the Subsidiary Alliance?
The Indian ruler had to keep a British official at his court.
What was one of the disadvantages for the Indian rulers due to the Subsidiary Alliance?
The Indian rulers lost interest in the welfare of the people and neglected them.
What method was used by Dalhousie for annexing subordinate Indian states?
Doctrine of Lapse
How did the Subsidiary Alliance aid the British in relation to the Indian rulers?
The British were able to control the foreign policy of the subsidiary states.
What did Lord Dalhousie use as a peaceful way of annexing subordinate Indian states?
Doctrine of Lapse
Which European rivals were excluded from the courts of the Indian rulers due to the Subsidiary Alliance?
French
What did the British promise to do for Indian rulers under the Subsidiary Alliance?
Protect the Indian rulers from external attacks and internal revolts.
Test your knowledge on the strategies employed by the British East India Company to expand their power in India during the 18th century. Explore the policies they devised to eliminate regional rivals and consolidate their supremacy.
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