Unit 1 of History (syllabus: Module I — the coming of the Company and the growth of its administration; the Regulating and Charter Acts; the causes, course and consequences of the Revolt of 1857; and the passing of the Crown). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- What did the Regulating Act 1773 actually change, and why was it passed?
- Why was the Company's trade monopoly breached in 1793 and abolished in 1813?
- Why is the Charter Act of 1833 called the watershed, and what do its two halves have to do with each other?
- What did Company rule do to the Indian economy, and in what order did the harms arrive?
- What were the causes of the Revolt of 1857, and how do they differ from its occasion?
- Why did the Revolt of 1857 fail?
- Was 1857 a sepoy mutiny or the first war of independence?
- Why did the Revolt end Company rule, and what did the transfer to the Crown involve?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- Charter Act 1833, s. Section 53 (Law Commission)