The British established laws to abolish customs like sati (1829) and to permit the remarriage of Hindu widows.

On a variety of pleas, like misgovernment and the refusal to recognise adoption, the British annexed not only Awadh, but many other kingdoms and principalities like Jhansi and Satara.

Activities of Christian missionaries were seen with suspicion.

Western education introduced by Britishers made people aware about the Colonial designs of Britishers.