Who introduced the policy of pramountcy? What did it mean? What sort of resistance did the Company face?

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What happened when the handle of the toy was turned?

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Why did English develop a strong army?

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Write a short note on the Charter of 1600

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How did the East India Company began trade in Bengal? What demands were put by them to the rulers?

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Explain the Battle of Plassey describing its causes, events and consequences.

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How did the EIC expand its rule in India?

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What led to battles between trading companies? 

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Read the excerpt and answer the questions that follow: Here is a passage from Edmund Burke's eloquent opening speech during the impeachment of Warren Hastings: "I impeach him in the name of the people of India, whose rights he has trodden under his foot and whose country he has turned into a desert. Lastly in the name of human nature itself, in the name of both the sexes, in the name of every age, in the name of every rank, I impeach the common enemy and oppressor of all.
(i) Who was Warren Hastings?
(ii) Why was he impeached?

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Read the source given below and answer the questions: In 1733, the Nawab of Bengal said the following statement about the English traders: "When they first came into the country, they petitioned the then government in a humble manner for liberty to purchase a spot of ground to build a factory house upon, which was no sooner granted but they built a strong fort, surrounded it with a ditch which has communication with the river and mounted a great number of guns upon the walls. They have enticed several merchants and others to go and take protection under them 100, 000 ... they rob and plunder and carry great number of the king's subjects of both sexes into slavery into their own country.
(i) Where did the English set up their first factory?
(ii) What is a factory ?
(iii) What restrictions were imposed on the Company by the Bengal Nawabs

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