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6) Acquisition of Ceylon - navy
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- 1What year did Britain acquire Ceylon?1815.
- 2Ceylon was initially a colony that belonged to who?It was initially a Dutch colony, and the Netherlands were a British ally.
- 3In 1794, when the Netherlands were conquered by France, what happened?The Dutch royal family fled to England, where the were pressured to order the colonies to surrender to British forces for 'protection'.
- 4What was dispatched?Ship of the line HMS Suffolk and a frigate was dispatched, under Sir George Elphinstone.
- 5When Suffolk arrived, what happened?The settlements surrendered and a British governor was installed.
- 6What was Ceylon an important provider of?It was one of the only sources of cinnamon in the world.
- 7The capture of Ceylon immediately yielded how much in goods?Immediately yielded around £300,000 in goods, and cinnamon plantations were a profitable asset.
- 8What suggests the Britain regarded it as important?Because, unlike their other Dutch colonies, they retained it in the Treaty of Ameins, 1802.
- 9What did the Kingdom of Kandy hope Britain would do?They hoped Britain would restore some of the coastline to them, which didn't happen, and sporadic warfare broke out.
- 10Although a fragile peace was established, what did Governor Brownrigg do?He supported a group of nobles against the king in 1815, Kandy was occupied and the king was captured.
- 11What was decided at the Kandyan Convention?Kandy became a self-governing protectorate with the requirement to pay tribute to the British coastal territory.
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