East India Company

Which English monarch provided the charter (license) for the East India trading company

• Henry VIII

• Mary I

• Elizabeth I

• Charles I

Who was the captain of the first EIC ship that sailed to India

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Winston Churchill

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir William Hawkins

Rrival traders tried to murder the captain of the first ship - where were they from?

• Portugal

• Spain

• India

• France

When the ship finally returned in 1612, the crew reported that: (choose 3)

• The Mughal Emperor granted special trading rights to the EIC.

• Indian officials had taken away all of Hawkins’ money.

• They had collected very few valuable goods

• Hawkins died on board the ship on its return to England.

Which of the following factors made it challenging for the EIC to trade (choose 3)

• The EIC trade had the protection of Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor.

• After Aurangzeb died, his children fought each other to take his place and scrambled for land and riches.

• Rival foreign traders buy all the goods from your regular contact

• A local festival happening in your area means no trade can happen that week

After a slow start, the company set up three trading bases in India - where?

• Bombay, Chennai and Madras

• Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.

• Bombay, Chennai and Calcutta

• Chennai, Calcutta and Madras

How old was Clive when he was sent to Madras in India to work for the East India Company.

• 14

• 16

• 18

• 21

After joining the military, Clive had many military successes.

Clive led 2400 troops against a local Prince and his 60,000 soldiers in the famous Battle of Plassey on June 23rd, 1757. Why did Clive win the Battle (choose 3)

• Clive used his six-pounder guns well and destroyed the prince’s cannon

• A lucky shot from a British gun killed the prince’s best general.

• Clive’s troops were disorganised

• During the battle a violent rainstorm soaked the prince’s ammunition supplies.

What happened to Clive after this 'great victory ?

• Clive made himself ruler of Bengal and demanded huge sums of money as compensation for his troubles.

• He donated millions of dollars to local Indian charities

• When he returned to England, he bought himself a seat in Parliament and built a huge country estate in Ireland, which he called ‘Plassey’ after the famous military victory.

• He lived a long and happy life and died aged 80 peacefully in his sleep