The British Empire: Impact of the 1857 Indian Rebellion

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and four Word Documents that examines the impact of the 1857 Indian Rebellion.

Activities include

• Quick Quiz Starter activity on prior lesson on the causes of the 1857 Indian rebellion.
• Reading and comprehension on the impact of the rebellion on three individuals to consider whether their treatment by the British was justified; Laksmi Bai, Margaret Wheeler and Bahadur Shah Zafar.
• Source analysis activity on whether the British responded to the rebellion with moderation.
• Matching task on changes in British policy in the aftermath of the rebellion to ultimately judge whether Indian grievances were addressed.
• Plenary discussion on the extent the Indian Rebellion of 1857 failed.
• Homework task to explain two effects of Indian rebellion with supporting structure sheet with model paragraph focused on an earlier topic from Britain’s involvement in India.

Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of the British Empire.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

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