Sepoy Rebellion Dbq

The Sepoy Rebellion was a revolt of the sepoy troops in British India, resulting in the change from the East India Company to the British crown. Several of these documents, A through E, all have different ideas for the cause of the Sepoy Rebellion. Although they all are a cause for the rebellion, there's only one main claim that is better out of all the documents. I think, the very best main claim would have to come from document E, talking about the reasons how the Governor General of India introduced the so-called Doctrine of Lapse, also the document was telling us how the cartridges that were greased with cow and pig fat, and that is against the sepoys religion to eat any part of the animals. This document is a well written document with

The other documents with the cause of the sepoy rebellion on it, i'm not saying they are wrong, but they aren't all that reliable. Document C explains how the cartridges that were greased with cow and pig fat, and that is against the sepoys religion to eat any part of the animals. This document had some right causes but it wasn't all of them, it also wasn't reliable because it had some bias in it. The source is were I see how it is bias because Sita Ram was a sepoy, but also remained loyal to the British. To me that, I think, will cause bias because if he was a sepoy he more than likely would be more on the sepoys side. I think this author's (Sita Ram) opinion was that his work was good, but on the inside he knew their was going to be bias. I can tell this because he said “Yet even he had his doubts about them”. He was talking about how he was a sepoy that remained loyal to them, but he doubted them too. Document A was not the best cause because the information is not coming from a good source. The

This document is talking about how the Governor General of India introduced the so-called Doctrine of Lapse. This allowed the East India Company to extend its control into Indian territory when a native ruler died without what the Company considered a legitimate heir. The doctrine of lapse was important because India didn't want the British to take over the land that they had so they would fight back leading to war or battles, and also arguments. The document was telling us how the cartridges that were greased with cow and pig fat, and that is against the sepoys religion to eat any part of the animals. This source is reliable because Joseph Coohill is a historian and university professor at Duquesne University. The passage is from an article he wrote for the magazine History Today. Also the passage from the document was written in 2007. 2007 is an important year because the text is more modern, with more reliable information in the