East India Company — trade role?
Initially traded in India for profit.
Clive — Bengal control?
Won Battle of Plassey, established British dominance.
East India Company — purpose?
Trade primarily, not ruling India.
Sepoys — role?
Indian soldiers in East India Company's army.
Clive — key achievement?
Defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey.
Battle of Plassey — significance?
Established British control over Bengal.
1757—British expansion?
Control of Bengal, economic dominance.
Subsidiary alliances — purpose?
Control local rulers while retaining their power.
Muslim revival — leader?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
Answer 8 questions on British Colonial Expansion and Muslim Revival.
1. What was the primary role of sepoys in the British East India Company's expansion in India?
2. In which year did Robert Clive defeat Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey?
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