Chapter 11: The British in India

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  1. 4. This battle in the mid-eighteenth century marked the rise of the East India Company in India.
  2. 8. This individual led Indian troops in the fight against the British during the Battle of Plassey.
  3. 11. These rulers conquered India in the sixteenth century.
  4. 12. This Mughal ruler was well known for his policy of religious tolerance.
  5. 13. This individual led the East India Company's forces at the Battle of Plassey.
  6. 14. This company was in charge of trade with India and eventually conquered the Indian subcontinent.
  7. 15. This Mughal emperor oversaw the construction of the Taj Mahal.
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  1. 1. In this conflict Britain conquered large parts of North America and India from France.
  2. 2. This British explorer claimed Australia for Britain.
  3. 3. The Ottoman Empire reached the peak of its power during the reign of this man.
  4. 5. This Hindu temple was built in Thanjavur, India in the eleventh century.
  5. 6. These wars were fought between Britain and China in the middle of the nineteenth century.
  6. 7. Indian soldiers working for the British were known by this name.
  7. 9. A collection of lands or countries ruled over by one mother country.
  8. 10. This term describe the carving up of Africa by the European powers in the late nineteenth century.