Responses to Empire

Consider the following documents as commentary on the civilizing mission as perceived by Europeans, Indians, and Africans. What messages do you see within the documents and within the visuals about how the authors or artists think individuals should be treated?

1. Document 18.2, Prince Fereze Shah, The Azambgarh Proclamation, 1857

Read Document 18.2 and answer the question below.

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2. Document 18.3, Dadabhai Naoroji, Speech to a London Audience, 1871

Review Document 18.3 and answer the question below.

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3. Visual Source 18.2, Conquest and Competition

Examine Visual Source 18.2 and then answer the question below.

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4. Visual Source 18.4, British and French in North Africa

Next, examine Visual Source 18.4 and answer the question below.

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