The Indian Rebellion of 1857 challenged the rule of the British East India Company.
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Topic 6.3 · c. 1750–1900
Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
People living under imperial pressure resisted, negotiated, and adapted. Responses ranged from armed revolt to reform movements.
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People living under imperial pressure resisted, negotiated, and adapted. Responses ranged from armed revolt to reform movements.
Ethiopia defeated an invading Italian army at Adwa in 1896.
Xhosa communities resisted British expansion in southern Africa.
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Question 01
Which example fits this clue? The Indian Rebellion of 1857 challenged the rule of the British East India Company.
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Question 02
Which example fits this clue? Ethiopia defeated an invading Italian army at Adwa in 1896.
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Question 03
Which example fits this clue? Xhosa communities resisted British expansion in southern Africa.
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How did local communities respond to empire?
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People living under imperial pressure resisted, negotiated, and adapted. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 challenged the rule of the British East India Company. Ethiopia defeated an invading Italian army at Adwa in 1896.
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 challenged the rule of the British East India Company.
Ethiopia at Adwa
Ethiopia defeated an invading Italian army at Adwa in 1896.
Xhosa resistance
Xhosa communities resisted British expansion in southern Africa.
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