#1. The story of Sri Lanka’s first constitution begins after 1815, when British governors struggled with recurring __________, prompting a formal investigation from London.
#2. To address these issues, the British sent a commission. W.H.G. Colebrooke focused on political and economic systems, while __________ was assigned to reform the island’s judicial system.
#3. This landmark investigation resulted in the Colebrooke-Cameron Reforms, which were officially implemented in the year __________, setting the stage for a new era of governance.
#4. A cornerstone of the new structure was the creation of two key bodies: the Executive Council to advise the governor and the __________, which introduced a form of representation.
#5. For the first time, the administration of the previously separate upcountry and low country regions was __________, creating a single, centrally governed colony.
#6. To manage this newly unified territory, the Colebrooke Reforms organized the island into __________ administrative provinces.
#7. The reforms also brought major economic changes, including the abolition of the traditional compulsory service system and the end of the government’s __________.
#8. The new Legislative Council consisted of a total of ______ members, but power was heavily skewed towards the colonial administration.
#9. Within this council of 15, the British maintained firm control with 9 official members, while only ______ seats were allocated to unofficial members representing various communities.
#10. This system of appointing unofficial members based on their ethnicity (1 Sinhalese, 1 Tamil, 1 Burgher, 3 Europeans) was known as the __________.
#11. While the Executive Council was meant to check the governor’s financial authority, in reality, the governor was only required to __________ the council and was not bound by its decisions.
#12. Decades later, the first organized push for further reform came not from Sri Lankans, but from __________, who wanted the government to better serve their commercial interests.
#13. The primary demand of these European agitators was the development of ___________ to support their plantation estates.
#14. To amplify their demands, the European community formed an organization in 1865 led by George Wall, which was known as the __________.
#15. Their successful campaign resulted in the government increasing the number of unofficial members in the Legislative Council to ______, adding representatives for the upcountry Sinhalese and Muslims.
#16. The successful methods and outcomes of the European protests served as a powerful __________ for Sri Lankans, encouraging them to begin their own organized struggle for administrative power.
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