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May 20, 1498
Vasco De Gama Sails for India
Vasco De Gama ( Portuguesse sailor) explored east Africa and discovered the South Western coast of India. There, he took spices, precious gems, and skills and used it in his trade and everyday life. -
Establisshment Of The British East India Company
Robert Clive lead the company and set up trading posts at Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. -
Industrial Revolution in Britain
Machinery in Britain increased and made goods and it also spread to continental Europe and North America -
Decline Of The Mughal Empire
After the death of Aurangzeb, his sons fought over sucession while their father handed over the port of Bombay ( the gate to the future empire). -
British Overcome French and Take Control Of India
Robert Clive and his troops won India oer the French during the Battle of Plassey. -
Sepoy Rebellion
Due to a rumor that cartriges were greased with pork and beef fat, the Hindus and Muslims refused to use them and were jailed ( Muslims were against pigs and Hindus worshipped cows. The Indians went to Dehli and joined the Indian soldiers stationed there and fought with the British. -
British Colonized India
India was under the rule of Queen Victoria. -
Creation of the Indian National Congress
The group tried to acheive independence for India and also took care of the concerns of Indians. -
Creation of Muslim League
The group was creted to protect Muslim interests and try to achieve independence from Britain. -
Amritsar Massacre
10,000 HIndus and Muslims protested against the Rowlatt Acts in Amritsar. The British commander told his troops to fire without warning and 400 Indians died while 1,200 were wounded. -
Mohandas Gandhi's Leadership of the INC
Ghandi forced the Indian National Congress to follow a policy of noncooperation with the British government when the British failed to punish officers that were a part of the Armitsar Massacre. -
Rowlatt Acts
Laws that let the British in India jail people for two years who were against Britain without trial. -
Gandhi's Travls Stressing Nonviolent Resistance
Gandhi started a campaign of civil disobedience so the British authority and economic power over India would weaken. -
The Salt March
Gandhi and his loyalists protested againts taxation on salt and the salt acts and walked 240 miles to sea where they made their own sal. They wanted to shutdown the saltworks but caused arrest and injurios because the police men attacked them with steal clubs. Worldwide newspapers were informed and Gandhi's group gained sympathy and concern -
Government of India Act
British passed tge government of India Act which gave local self government and limited democratic elections.. -
WW2 - Riots Between Hindus and Muslims
Muslims resisted to include the Indian govenment because the majority were Hindus. 5,00 people died and 15,000 were hurt. -
Indian/Pakistan Independence
Millions of Indians from different religions were free from Britain and had to decide on where to go because their country was divided. -
Partition
The division of India and Pakistan so there would be separate nations for Hindus and Muslims. -
Gandhi's Death
After Gandhi went to Dehli to seek fair treatment for all religions. A Hindu extremist who though Gandhi was too protective, shot and killed him.
