India

==Great Britain's Colonial Possession of India [] ​== __**The British wanted India as a colonial possession because: **__  __**Jewel In The Crown** __ ====The British considered India "The Jewel In The Crown", because it provided them with the most resources and raw materials out of any of their colonies. Their possession of India increased Great Britain's status and power.  ====  __**The Sepoy Mutiny**__ ====Sepoys were Indian Soldiers who were angered by Great Britain's actions. British officers tried to force Sepoys to use new cartridges that were rumored to be greased with pork fat. The Hindu and Muslim Sepoys refused to use these, because the pork fat went against their religions.Some of the Indian soldiers that rebelled against the use of these cartridges were put in jail by the British. Also, The British had an extremely racist attitude towards Sepoys. They viewed Indians as "below them" socially and thought that white people were better than all other races. These factors increased tensions between the British and Sepoys. The Sepoys started The Sepoy Rebellion against British rule on May 10, 1857. They succeeded in overtaking Delhi. The Sepoys kept control of this city for about a year. ====
 * ====India had established a railroad network that would be valuable to the British for trade. ====
 * ====India was a good source of natural resources including iron and copper ore. ====
 * ====The large population in India also created a larger market for the British to market their goods. ====

__ **Indian National Congress and the Muslim League** __ ====Indians wanted more modernization and self governing power. Indians started to see that things like the Caste System needed to be changed in order to have a brighter future. Nationalism increased and two groups, the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League were established to focus on specific concerns for Indians. Later, they turned to the common goal of self government in India. The British divided India into two sections: one for Hindus and one for Muslims. This hindered the groups' ability to be unified and stopped any hope of independence. ====