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Organize the Evidence for Thinking through Sources 18

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Source 18.1A A British Breakfast in India

Source 18.1B Tiger Hunting in Colonial India

Source 18.1C The British and Indian Princes

Source 18.1D Blowing from a Gun

Source 18.2 Letter to Lord Amherst

Source 18.3 The Azamgarh Proclamation

Source 18.4 Speech to a London Audience

Source 18.5 Indian Home Rule

The following exercises provide an opportunity to use the sources collectively to respond to a guiding question.

Guiding Question

What different understandings of British colonial rule are reflected in these sources?

Instructions

Below are five topics that might find a place in organizing an essay responding to the guiding question. This exercise asks you to identify which sources would provide relevant evidence for that topic. Select the best answers for each question. Choose ALL that apply.

Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

Question 18.26

Which sources provide evidence for a primarily positive assessment of British colonial rule in India? Choose ALL that apply.
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Correct: Source 18.1C: This source presents a friendly interaction between an Indian prince and British officials involving social and cultural interaction. Source 18.2: Roy in this source expresses his hopes that Western education, which accompanied British rule, will provide the key to improving Indian society. Source 18.4: In the credits section of his speech, Naoroji identifies many positive outcomes of British rule. Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation criticizes many aspects of British rule. Source 18.5: Gandhi criticizes Western influences on Indian society, claiming that these could destroy Indian civilization.

Incorrect: Source 18.1C: This source presents a friendly interaction between an Indian prince and British officials involving social and cultural interaction. Source 18.2: Roy in this source expresses his hopes that Western education, which accompanied British rule, will provide the key to improving Indian society. Source 18.4: In the credits section of his speech, Naoroji identifies many positive outcomes of British rule. Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation criticizes many aspects of British rule. Source 18.5: Gandhi criticizes Western influences on Indian society, claiming that these could destroy Indian civilization.

Question 18.27

Which sources provide evidence for a negative assessment of British colonial rule in India? Choose ALL that apply.
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1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	C. Source 18.3: The Indian Rebellion
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Correct: Source 18.1D: Blowing from a Gun provides evidence of the more brutal side of British colonial rule. Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation criticizes many aspects of British rule. Source 18.4: In the debits section of his speech, Naoroji identifies many negative outcomes of British rule. Source 18.5: Gandhi criticizes Western influences on Indian society, claiming that these could destroy Indian civilization. Source 18.2: Roy offers a positive take on Western education and the role of British rule in bringing it to India.

Incorrect: Source 18.1D: Blowing from a Gun provides evidence of the more brutal side of British colonial rule. Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation criticizes many aspects of British rule. Source 18.4: In the debits section of his speech, Naoroji identifies many negative outcomes of British rule. Source 18.5: Gandhi criticizes Western influences on Indian society, claiming that these could destroy Indian civilization. Source 18.2: Roy offers a positive take on Western education and the role of British rule in bringing it to India.

Question 18.28

Which sources provide evidence from a British, rather than an Indian, perspective? Choose ALL that apply.
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ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw==	C. Source 18.3: The Indian Rebellion
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Correct: Source 18.1A: This source was created by a British artist and depicts a British official and his wife having breakfast. Source 18.2: Roy is a native Indian writing from an Indian perspective. Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation is written from an Indian perspective. Source 18.4: While sympathetic to British rule, Naoroji offers an Indian perspective of colonial rule in his speech to a British audience. Source 18.5: Gandhi views British rule through the lens of Indian civilization.

Incorrect: Source 18.1A: This source was created by a British artist and depicts a British official and his wife having breakfast. Source 18.2: Roy is a native Indian writing from an Indian perspective. Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation is written from an Indian perspective. Source 18.4: While sympathetic to British rule, Naoroji offers an Indian perspective of colonial rule in his speech to a British audience. Source 18.5: Gandhi views British rule through the lens of Indian civilization.

Question 18.29

Which sources provide evidence of Indian aspirations to secure independence from Britain? Choose ALL that apply.
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Correct: Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation envisions a full break with British rule and the return of the Mughal Empire. Source 18.5: Gandhi seeks full independence from Britain through a campaign of aggressive nonviolence. Source 18.1: None of these images provide evidence of efforts to secure independence, although rebels are depicted in Source 18.1D Blowing from a Gun. Source 18.2: In his letter, Roy seeks to influence the colonial regime, not break from it. Source 18.4: While critical of some aspects of British rule, Naoroji limits himself to calls for greater power sharing between Indians and the colonial regime.

Incorrect: Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation envisions a full break with British rule and the return of the Mughal Empire. Source 18.5: Gandhi seeks full independence from Britain through a campaign of aggressive nonviolence. Source 18.1: None of these images provide evidence of efforts to secure independence, although rebels are depicted in Source 18.1D Blowing from a Gun. Source 18.2: In his letter, Roy seeks to influence the colonial regime, not break from it. Source 18.4: While critical of some aspects of British rule, Naoroji limits himself to calls for greater power sharing between Indians and the colonial regime.

Question 18.30

Which sources provide evidence of efforts by Indians to work with their British colonial rulers? Choose ALL that apply.
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1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	B. Source 18.2: Seeking Western Education
ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw==	C. Source 18.3: The Indian Rebellion
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Correct: Source 18.1C: This source depicts an Indian prince entertaining British officers. Source 18.2: In his letter, Roy seeks a Western school from Britain’s colonial administration. Source 18.4: While critical of some aspects of British rule, Naoroji limits himself to calls for greater power sharing between Indians and the colonial regime. Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation envisions a full break with British rule and the return of the Mughal Empire. Source 18.5: Gandhi seeks independence from British rule.

Incorrect: Source 18.1C: This source depicts an Indian prince entertaining British officers. Source 18.2: In his letter, Roy seeks a Western school from Britain’s colonial administration. Source 18.4: While critical of some aspects of British rule, Naoroji limits himself to calls for greater power sharing between Indians and the colonial regime. Source 18.3: The Azamgarh Proclamation envisions a full break with British rule and the return of the Mughal Empire. Source 18.5: Gandhi seeks independence from British rule.