Britain's Authority In India From 1750 To 1870

Britain asserted its authority in India from 1750 to 1870 with nonmilitary methods. Britain used political, social, and intellectual ways to get India. Britain influenced India politically. They expanded their territories and tried to get as much land under the British East India company's rule. The more they expanded the more company men would come to Africa and to the land of British India. They also had Indians that join the military wear the uniforms of the British military. They influenced how the Indians should dress. The nicer they dressed the more sophisticated and superior they looked. Rammohun Roy dressed in sophisticated and superior way that made him look intelligent and of high authority.

British India were affected socially by the British as well. When India went under British rule they would do things for the British and listen to the British. British officers would take over the Indian armies and tell the Indians what was good and bad. Indians would go to social events like parades but the parades would be heavily guarded by the British armies. The British East India Company made train stations all over British India so that helped people go all over India and even come to
After British had some of India Lord Kitchener became commander-in-chief of the Indian army and stated that the British were smarter and better than Indians in every way and they should listen to what the British told them because they knew better than the Indians. Indians saw how the British dressed, some even started to dress in ways to make them look more superior like Rammohun Roy. The Indians also considered that if you took the train you would be considered more sophisticated because you can afford to take the train. The British also showed off power by holding parades in British India and would show off how big their army was and how much control they had over other