The Impact of British Colonialism in India

Britishers came to India as traders in the form of East India Company = 1608 British Crown assumed direct responsibility for the governance of India = 1858 India was granted independence = 1947 Constituent Assembly formed for the purpose of creating a Constitution = 1946

East India Company obtained the diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa = 1765 East India Company had the exclusive right of trading in India under a charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I = 1600 British Crown assumed direct responsibility for the governance of India = 1858 Constituent Assembly formed for the purpose of creating a Constitution = 1946

East India Company's trading functions = Territorial power The diwani obtained by East India Company = Rights over revenue and civil justice British Crown's direct responsibility for the governance of India = Event in the wake of the sepoy mutiny Constituent Assembly formed for the purpose of creating a Constitution = Need for a Constitution after Independence

<p>British rule events = Roots in the Indian Constitution and policy Constituent Assembly formed for the purpose of creating a Constitution = Formation of the Indian Constitution British Crown's direct responsibility for the governance of India = Legal framework for the organisation and functioning of govern- India's Independence in 1947 = Granting of Independence and its impact on the Indian Constitution and policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>India was granted independence = August 15, 1947 Constitution came into being = January 26, 1950 British Crown assumed direct responsibility for the governance of India = 1858 East India Company obtained the diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa = 1765</p> Signup and view all the answers