Dbq Sepoy Rebellion

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The cause of the Sepoy Rebellion is that the government intended to force the Christian religion, both Hindus, and Muslims customs were thought to be similar. The quote “Interested parties were quick to point out that the great aim of the English was to turn us all into Christians and they had therefore introduced the cartridge in order to bring this about, since both Muslim and Hindus would be defiled by using it.” Sita Ram document C. Shows that the English aim to turn them into Christians and tried using cartridge to provide that both were alike. “They believed that Government intended to force the Christian religion and foreign customs upon Hindu and Muslim alike.” Sayyid Ahmed Khan document D. The quote presents that government wanted

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