BBC
Bbc: The British Presence in India in the 18th Century
At the start of the 18th century, the East India Company's presence in India was one of trade outposts. But by the end of the century, the Company was militarily dominant over South India and rapidly extending northward.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Boston "Tea Party"
In 1773, however, Britain furnished Adams and his allies with an incendiary issue. The powerful East India Company, finding itself in critical financial straits, appealed to the British government, which granted it a monopoly on all tea...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: India at the Beginning of British East India Control, 1750
A map of the Indian subcontinent around 1750, prior to the beginnings of British control under the East India Company. The map shows the region south of the Ganges that was subject to Mahratta (Maratha Empire) tribute, the Mogul Empire...
National Archives (UK)
The National Archives: Living in the British Empire: India
Was British rule in India a success or failure? Examine the consequences of British colonization of India in the following article that lays out the history and pros and cons of British rule. Primary source documents include a telegram...
University of California
The History Project: South African Diamond Mines, 1870s
The Dutch East India Company established a colony at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 and administered it until 1795 when it fell into British hands. The British returned Cape Colony to the Company for a three-year period before finally...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Robert Clive
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth biography of the life of Robert Clive. It discusses his upbringing, the many military sieges he was part of, and his role in the creation of British India.
Massachusetts Historical Society
Mass. Historical Society: Coming of the American Revolution: Boston Tea Party
Discover a detailed account of the dramatic protest known as "The Boston Tea Party", one of the key events that led to the Revolutionary War. Supported by primary source documents.
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: Henry Hudson
This resource presents an account of the life and voyages of explorer and navigator, Henry Hudson, who sailed and discovered for both the Dutch and English.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Robert Clive
This site is provided for by the Fordham University. Read an excerpt from Clive's speech to the House of Commons regarding the rule of the East India Company over India. Offers excellent perspective on the imperialistic, superior...
University of California
Ucla: Manas: Robert Clive
Read a brief biography of Robert Clive, a leader largely responsible for the conquest of India for the British East India Company.
University of California
Ucla Manas: Siraj Ud Daulah
Short history of Siraj ud Daulah, Nawab of Bengal provided for by UCLA. Introduced in a very objective way with portrait included.
Digital History
Digital History:the Tea Party and Intolerable Acts [Pdf]
Read about the problems Great Britain was having with its restive American colonists who objected to taxation on their beloved tea. See how the Tea Act resulted in the Boston Tea Party and how British attemps to punish the colonists for...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Anglo India Before Robert Clive, 1750
A map of the English settlements in India prior to the arrival of Robert Clive (1744) and the beginnings of rule under the British East India Company after the Battle of Plassey (1757). The map shows the settlements of Cossimbazar and...
Curated OER
Etc: The Mutiny in Northern India, 1857 1859
A map of northern India, subtitled "The Mutiny 1857-1859." At this time, the Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company, also known as Sepoy Mutiny or India's First War of Independence, erupted in the upper Gangetic Plain...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Battle of Plassey 1757
Fordham University provides this site with a letter from Sir Robert Clive discussing the Battle of Plassey. Primary source document from the Modern History Sourcebook.
Curated OER
Etc: India After the Second Anglo Maratha War, 1804
A map of British India in 1804, at the end of the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1804). The map is color-coded to show the British dominions, the subsidiary and protected states, the independent states at the time, and the Portuguese...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Anglo India After Clive's Departure , 1760
A map of the eastern coast of India showing the Anglo-India (East India Company) possessions after Robert Clive's departure in 1760. The map is color-coded to show the extent of the British territories at the time, and shows the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British India, 1880
A map from 1880 of Hindostan (India) after the Sepoy Mutiny (Indian Rebellion of 1857), when the government of India, by act of Parliament, was taken out of the hands of the East India Company and vested in the English crown. The map...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: India at the Close of the Government of Warren Hastings, 1785
A map of British India at the close of the Government of Warren Hastings. Hastings was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1773 to 1785 under the East India Company, accused of corruption (acquitted in 1795). This map is color-coded to...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Economic Activity in India, 1915
A map from 1915 of British India, showing principal economic products of the region at the time. The map is color-coded to show areas where tea, wheat, rice, opium, tobacco, jute, and cotton are grown, and areas of coal extraction....
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Battle of Meanee, February 17, 1843
A sketch map of the Battle of Meanee (Meeanee or Miani), fought on 17 February 1843 between the Talpur (Beluchis or Balochi) Amirs of Sindh and British forces under Sir Charles Napier during the conquest of the Sindh (now Pakistan) by...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Battle of Assaye, September 23, 1803
A sketch map of the Battle of Assaye, fought on 23 September 1803 between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company under Major General Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington) during the Second Anglo-Maratha War...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Sobraon, February 1846
A sketch map of the Battle of Sobraon, fought on February 10, 1846 between the Sikh Khalsa Army and the British East India Company under Sir Hough Gough during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846). The map shows Sikh lines of defence and...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Seringapatam, 1792
A sketch map of the Battle of Seringapatam (Srirangapattana). There is some confusion with the map in that it indicates the date of February 1792, which was the Siege of Seringapatam that ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789-1792), and...