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Ch. 24 APWH
Ch 24 Vocab on Africa, India, and the New British Empire, 1750-1870
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rule over South Asia by East India Company and then by a British government | British raj |
| large, fast, streamlined ship; increased trade | clipper ship |
| voluntary agreement to work for a period of time in exchange for a trip across the ocean | contract of indenture |
| display of political power and wealth in British India | durbar |
| elite professional class of officials who administered the government of British India | Indian Civil Service |
| demanded more political power for Indians; membership was mainly middle class | Indian National Congress |
| exports from Africa that did not include the newly outlawed slave trade | "legitimate" trade |
| reforming political, economic, social, and cultural traditions, often with no regards to local traditions | modernization |
| Muhammad Ali | |
| a Muslim prince allied to British India; technically a semi-autonomous deputy of the Mughal emperor | nawab |
| Africans rescued by British Royal Navy from the illegal slave trade and restored to free status | recaptives |
| a soldier in South Asia, especially in the service of the British | sepoy |
| rebellion of sepoy against practices the violated religious customs | Sepoy Rebellion |
| a large Muslim state founded in what is now Nigeria | Sokoto Caliphate |
| a people pf modern South Africa whom King Shaka united until 1818 | Zulu |