Countryside bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Right to Bengal's revenue, 1765.

   Item

   Diwani

2. Clue

   Cornwallis settlement of 1793.

   Item

   Permanent

3. Clue

   Village-based system of 1822.

   Item

   Mahalwari

4. Clue

   Munro's settlement with cultivators.

   Item

   Ryotwari

5. Clue

   Indigo grown on the planter's own land.

   Item

   Nij

6. Clue

   Indigo grown on the ryot's land.

   Item

   Ryoti

7. Clue

   Indigo contract signed by ryots.

   Item

   Satta

8. Clue

   European rival dye plant.

   Item

   Woad

9. Clue

   Indigo ryots' revolt of 1859.

   Item

   Blue Rebellion

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation