Which of the following was emphasized in the poem, A Cry from an Indian Wife?
a. The white man had forgotten or refused to acknowledge who originally owned the land.
b. Indian nations lay crushed as a result of the white man's greed.
c. White men's only compensation for the Indians was graves and war.
d. All of the answers are correct.
e. Indians felt the white man's God might have been part of their exploitation.
Question 2
What was the primary economic reason for construction of the railroads in India?
a. To improve good will between the British government and Indian people
b. To create jobs in India
c. To speed up the export of Indian raw materials to Britain
d. To speed up the export of Indian finished goods to Britain
e. To bring rural workers to urban factories
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