During the British Rule,
the British split the Burma into 2 regions, the Ministerial Burma which is the upper
area, and the frontier area which are the lower area. (6) There was a
lot of changes, including the stop of monarchy and monk hood, which were the most shocking changes during the colonial period. Monarchy and monk hood were important because they were the pillars in Burmese life. After the British colonized Burma, the British acted as the judge and jury to all matters. The British soldiers would be excused if they carried out huge executions and other bad deed. The British also founded schools that taught in both English
and Burmese.The British also encouraged Christian missionaries to help the poor families
by giving them financial assistance. Since
these families were using the British money, the poor families were forced to send their children to
the Christian schools. (3) The British did not treat the Burmese harshly unless the Burmese did not grow rice crops for money, then the British would starve that family.
But a positive factor from British conquering, is that the Burmese market and population grew tremendously. (1) The British used Burma’s vast oil and mineral resources to trade with other countries. (6) Also, the British found that rice from Burma was a good export product, and so this decision led to the increase of rice paddies. Also selling the rice helped Burma to receive more money. But even with these advances, Burma was still in a huge debt and had to borrow money from India. When the British arrived, horse carts, cow carts, and walking were the only transportation. Therefore, the British built a railway, a train, a steamboat, and in result, the transportation and economy developed quickly. But these new ways of transportation did not aid Burmese people to get to places faster, because only British people were allowed to ride the train or boat. (3) In the long run, the British didn't have any influence in Burma, other than the name of the roads, which are all British names.
But a positive factor from British conquering, is that the Burmese market and population grew tremendously. (1) The British used Burma’s vast oil and mineral resources to trade with other countries. (6) Also, the British found that rice from Burma was a good export product, and so this decision led to the increase of rice paddies. Also selling the rice helped Burma to receive more money. But even with these advances, Burma was still in a huge debt and had to borrow money from India. When the British arrived, horse carts, cow carts, and walking were the only transportation. Therefore, the British built a railway, a train, a steamboat, and in result, the transportation and economy developed quickly. But these new ways of transportation did not aid Burmese people to get to places faster, because only British people were allowed to ride the train or boat. (3) In the long run, the British didn't have any influence in Burma, other than the name of the roads, which are all British names.
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