alleryStart learning →The ruling chiefs were, however, made to acknowledge the British Queen as their:
ATrading partner
BSovereign Paramount
CMilitary tenant
DEqual ally forever
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Sovereign Paramount
1. Protection came with a clear condition.
2. The chiefs acknowledged the Queen as their Sovereign Paramount.
3. They held their kingdoms as subordinates of the British Crown.
_Source: syllabus History, 'When People Revolt: 1857 and After' (hess205)_
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