Promises, promises… Source 1 – The Act stated that the British Parliament and the viceroy would: T he British had always publicly stated that they …rule India for the benefit of all our subjects were not ruling India for their own benefit. As there. you learnt earlier, the British first went to India to trade and only later took control of more and more of the land. As they became more deeply Source 2 – In 1900 the viceroy of India was Lord involved in ruling India, they made bold Curzon. Here is what he said about the reason why statements to show that they remained there only Britain still held power over India: in order to improve it. If I felt that we were not working here for the In 1858, following the Indian uprising of 1857, good of India… then I would see the link that control of India was taken out of the hands of the holds England and India together broken without East India Company. Parliament passed the a sigh. But it is because I believe in the future of Government of India Act which set up the British this country and in the capacity of our own race Raj (raj is the Indian word for rule), under a viceroy to guide it to goals that it has never before as a sort of deputy-king. attained, that I keep courage and press forward.
Promises, promises… T he British had always publicly stated that they were not ruling India for their own benefit. As you learnt earlier, the British first went to India to trade and only later took control of more and more of the land. As they became more deeply involved in ruling India, they made bold statements to show that they remained there only in order to improve it. In 1858, following the Indian uprising of 1857, control of India was taken out of the hands of the East India Company. Parliament passed the Government of India Act which set up the British Raj (raj is the Indian word for rule), under a viceroy as a sort of deputy-king. Source 1 – The Act stated that the British Parliament and the viceroy would: …rule India for the benefit of all our subjects there. Source 2 – In 1900 the viceroy of India was Lord Curzon. Here is what he said about the reason why Britain still held power over India: If I felt that we were not working here for the good of India… then I would see the link that holds England and India together broken without a sigh. But it is because I believe in the future of this country and in the capacity of our own race to guide it to goals that it has never before attained, that I keep courage and press forward.
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