Sepoy Rebellion Dbq

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What actually caused the first Indian war of independence/ “Sepoy Rebellion”?

The “Sepoy Rebellion”/the first Indian war of independence did not start from one crucial event that may have triggered it all. This rebellion/war was a product of many small and big situations adding up. When the British East India Company first took over, they started with restricting the Indian ocean trade, which was a heavily relied on, as a source of income and goods in India. This restriction largely impacted and made a new economic structure. With the Indian trade restricted, the British benefited. The British Production system was able to flourish because they were able to use the Indian trade routes to export their goods. Most people living in India, at …show more content…

Such case is true, for our textbook, and document 1. Both clearly state the rebellion was triggered off of the cartridges used to seal the new rifles. The full story that is written in these documents is that the rebellion was caused because the British started bringing over a new and improved rifle for the Sepoys. This may have been a good thing if amplification of rumors. A rumor that the sealant for the new rifles were made of cow and pig fat became popular. Since most of the Sepoys were either Hindu or Muslim, this offended their religion. The Hindu's sacred animal was the cow, and the Muslims did not eat pork. Because of this, both of these religious groups found these rumors to be extremely offensive, and are said to have revolted because of this. This issue with the cartridge may have had a small impact on the start of the rebellion, but it is hard to believe that this was the sole situation that caused the entire …show more content…

If historians and people in general were to go with the reasoning for this situation as the cartridges, then the appropriate name would in fact be, the “Sepoy Rebellion”. But since there is more prominent evidence stating that the cartridges may have played a small role, but the general public of India, and not just the Sepoys were outraged by the British East India Company. In this case the first Indian War of Independence may be a more fitting and appropriate

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