Essay Questions

Please choose ONE question from EACH PART to respond to (two questions in total). APA STYLE. Your response should integrate in-text citations and list external resources in a work cited section at the end. Your response to each question should be approximately 500 words. Please note that you need to write your response in your own words with your own supporting documentation (the Metcalf readings, and 1-2 scholarly sources should suffice, although you may use more). https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/india/1655bernier.asp http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/empire/g2/cs4/default.htm http://www.csas.ed.ac.uk/mutiny/texts.html YOU MUST ATTACH THE SOURCES. Part 1: Mughal India 1. Describe the characteristics of Mughal rule from Akbar to Shahjahan. From a political and economic standpoint, how did these leaders lay the groundwork for modern India? In what ways did they shape the relationship between Hindus and Muslims? 2. How did the British East India Company come to rule India? What factors forced the British government to step in and seize direct control of India in the mid-19th century? Part 2: 1. Why did middle-class Indians lead the charge for independence? What strategies did they employ to achieve their goals? 2. What effect did Gandhi's non-violent movement have on the fight for independence? What were the arguments against his methodology?