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