National Renaissance
PART-A Unit-III: History, Culture of India, and Indian National Movement
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TNPSC – British Rule & National Renaissance
(PYQ Points)
1️⃣ European Arrival
- The first European country to arrive in India was Portugal.
- Thomas Roe served as the British ambassador in the Mughal court.
- The first fort built by the British in India was Fort St. George.
- Father Thomas Stephens from Oxford stayed in Goa for forty years.
- In 1508, the Portuguese introduced tobacco to India.
- The first Anglican church built in India was St. Mary’s Church.
2️⃣ British Conquest and Administration
- British rule began with the Battle of Plassey; it was consolidated with the Battle of Kirkee.
- The policy followed by the British in India – Divide and Rule.
- ‘Continental Emperor’ – Robert Clive.
- The war fought in Europe during the First Carnatic War – Seven Years’ War.
- Changes from 1757–1833:
- Regions were unified.
- Old social customs declined.
- The caste system weakened.
- The rural economy lost its self-sufficiency.
- Ring Fence Policy – Warren Hastings.
- Treaty of Bassein – Between Peshwa Baji Rao II and Wellesley.
- Treaties:
- Allahabad – 1765
- Paris – 1783
- Mangalore – 1784
- Srirangapatnam – 1794
- Vernacular Press Act –
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