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1857 bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    Where the mutiny began on 10 May.
    Item
    Meerut
  2. Clue
    Emperor made nominal leader.
    Item
    Bahadur Shah
  3. Clue
    Maulvi with the drum.
    Item
    Danka Shah
  4. Clue
    Battle where Lawrence lost.
    Item
    Chinhat
  5. Clue
    Magazine of the cartridge rumour.
    Item
    Dum Dum
  6. Clue
    Battle whose centenary was feared.
    Item
    Plassey
  7. Clue
    Devised the Subsidiary Alliance.
    Item
    Wellesley
  8. Clue
    Proclamation of 25 August 1857.
    Item
    Azamgarh
  9. Clue
    Passed village to village as omen.
    Item
    Chapattis
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation

_Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 11, Rebels and the Raj: The Revolt of 1857 and its Representations._
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