GREENWOOD HIGH

GRADE VIII WORKSHEET

L-5 ADVENT OF THE ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY WORKSHEET
I. NAME THE FOLLOWING
1.Three Presidencies established by the British in India ________________
2.The Portuguese princess who married King Charles II _________________
3.French settlements in India _________________________________
4.The Prince who was made the Nawab of the Carnatic at the end of the
second Carnatic war _______________________
5.The final battle where the French were completely defeated by the British
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II. FILL IN THE BLANKS
1.The Carnatic is the region between the ___________ and ____________
2. The British fortified post in Madras was called ______________ and
fortified factory in Calcutta was called ______________
3.The first English fortress in India was _______________________
4. Headquarters of the French East India company were at ____________
5. The Young British clerk who took the British to victory in 2nd Carnatic war
was ___________________________
III Mention the lessons learnt by the British from the three Carnatic wars .

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