Colonialism in India

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Across
  1. 2. The desire for independence fueled by high taxes and discrimination.
  2. 6. A traditional practice where widows immolated themselves, which was banned by the British.
  3. 8. An economic policy focusing on maximizing exports and minimizing imports to maintain a favorable trade balance.
  4. 10. The term for the period of direct British Crown rule in India.
  5. 11. The site of a 1806 mutiny triggered by a new dress code and religious violations.
  6. 12. A raw material shipped to Britain that led to the collapse of the local Indian weaving industry.
  7. 13. The 1757 battle launched by the British to recapture Calcutta.
  8. 15. The presidency where Robert Clive served as the first British Governor.
Down
  1. 1. The medium of instruction used in schools to create a class of "interpreters".
  2. 3. The first Indian port where the British East India Company’s ship arrived in 1608.
  3. 4. The commander of Bengal who plotted with Robert Clive to betray the Nawab.
  4. 5. The British Queen who was declared Empress of India after the 1857 Rebellion.
  5. 7. An infrastructure system built by the British to move goods and communicate faster.
  6. 9. The empire ruled by Jahangir when the British first sought trade rights.
  7. 14. An Indian soldier serving under British orders.