As the British extended their economic and military control over ...

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As the British extended their economic and military control over India, from the coastal cities to the inland regions,
 
  a. all local Indian rulers became richer and more powerful.
  b. British and Indian elite wealth and success increased, as did that of Indian peasants.
  c. both the British and the Indians prospered from the new alliance.
  d. British colonial rule in India initially favored Indian interests over those of Britain.
  e. an estimated one-third of the population in areas under British East Company control died in the 1770s in a series of massive famines.

Question 2

In the European competition for the control of India,
 
  a. Joseph Francois Dupleix was more successful than Sir Robert Clive.
  b. Sir Robert Clive was more successful than Joseph Francois Dupleix.
  c. the strong financial support of the French government enabled Joseph Francois Dupleix to gain control of most of the subcontinent.
  d. the lack of military acumen of Sir Robert Clive prevented him from gaining any significant control over the subcontinent.
  e. the French defeated the British at the Battle of the Black Hole.

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Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

b