East India Company: video worksheets, differentiated

The film covers: historical context - French and Dutch companies; origin, purpose, and structure of such companies; relationship to crown and government. Muscovy Company of 1555. Royal Charter. The colony of Madras; Bombay. Trade in enslaved East African people. Anglo-Dutch wars. Robert Clive. The Battle of Plassey. The Seven Years’ War. Almost half a century of perpetual war between the EIC and India’s native powers. Sepoys. Delhi taken in 1803. Profits; EIC levies taxes in India. Poor governance, Bengal Famine, Warren Hastings. Opium exported to China. The First Opium War. Hong Kong Island. 1857 rebellion: various causes, death toll; India absorbed into the British Empire. The 40-year term expires. Fast forward to independence.

17 questions for the c. 15-minute film. Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Questions right up to the end, no slack time! Creates a great intro / revision / summary resource. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.

Here’s a more in-depth 45-min documentary coving the same events:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/east-india-company-gcse-history-video-worksheet-12765952

Please check that you can access the video before you download these sheets. All the links work when I upload. If my links no longer work, the videos may still be found elsewhere on YouTube et cetera.