History Grade 8 Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. Major trade item Europeans sought from India
  2. 6. Portuguese explorer who reached India in 1498
  3. 7. Group of three radical leaders Lal, Bal and ________
  4. 10. Ruler of Jhansi who joined the revolt
  5. 12. The 1857 revolt began in this city
  6. 13. Immediate cause was greased ________ cartridges
  7. 14. First British factory in India was set up here
  8. 15. The revolt failed due to lack of ________
  9. 17. Rebel leader who led Kanpur uprising
Down
  1. 1. Known as the “Grand Old Man of India.”
  2. 2. Early Indian newspaper used for political awakening
  3. 3. Important French settlement in India
  4. 5. Female leader in Lucknow revolt
  5. 8. Mughal emperor who gave Diwani rights to British
  6. 9. British officer who led the East India Company at Plassey
  7. 11. Indian National Congress was first formed in this city
  8. 16. Radical leader who gave the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright”