The initial spark for the Indian Uprising of 1857 was
A) a rumor among Indian troops that the new rifles they were to use had cartridges greased with cow and pig fat
B) efforts by the East India Company to impose Christianity on the Indian troops in their service
C) the refusal by Rani (Queen) Lakshmibai, widow of the ruler of the state of Jhansi in central India, to hand her lands over to the East India Company
D) the foundation of the Indian National Congress
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