The First War of Independence, 1857 — Part 1: Causes: visual lesson, ICSE Class 10 History & Civics (H.C.G. Paper 1)

Lesson

The uprising of 1857

Part 1 — why discontent had built up across India by 1857.

In this lesson you will

Explain the political causes, including the Doctrine of Lapse and the annexation of Awadh
Describe the socio-religious and economic causes of discontent
Explain the grievances of the sepoys and why the greased cartridges became the immediate cause

Part 1 at a glance

Diagram

Many grievances, one explosion.

Political, socio-religious, economic and military grievances came together.

Diagram

Schematic, not to scale.

Grievances piled up over almost thirty years.