One of the Outcomes of the Great Mutiny of 1857

question 33

Multiple Choice

One of the outcomes of the Great Mutiny of 1857 in India was a change in how the British ruled their colony.What was the governmental change that occurred?

• A) In 1858 the British instituted the Indian National Congress to give the Indians more autonomy.
• B) The British withdrew to the major urban areas along the coast and left the interior regions to the Indians.
• C) The British established the Act of Abolition to eliminate, or at least reduce, cultural imperialism.
• D) The British Prime Minister ended the British East India Company and instituted direct British government.
• E) The British imported Afghan mercenaries to help control the Indian mutineers.

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