HISTORY 21B Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Dutch East India Company, Salt Tax, Civilizing Mission
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1799 defeat of tipu sultan of mysore. Also the end of dutch east india company (voc) English east india company expanding across subcontinent. Company state but backed by british forces. Doctrine of lapse if ruler has no legitimate heir, eic will annex. Salt tax collected by east india company. Customs barrier (green line is hedge) to prevent smuggling. Algeria lent money to france in revolutionary period. Occupied algeria until 1962 later tunisia, morocco. Historians once saw 1840s-70s only as a period of trade and industry. Forcing other societies to trade on unequal terms. Beginnings of civilizing mission individual pirate explorers and traders. Silver was the only commodity chinese wanted from europe. Qing emperor tries to ban opium, dumps consignments in harbor. British fight wars to force free trade. Monroe doctrine 1823 u. s. supports independent states in americas. Westward expansion seizure of native american lands. 1848 us takes control of california gold rush 1848-55. Southern (confederate) states resist abolition of slavery.
