1.1 Expansion Into Africa Flashcards
When does British invest in Africa date back to?
When Britain lost its American colonies in 1783
How did Britain loose control of its American colonies?
-disputes arose over taxes imposed by parliament-war broke out in 1775 with the rebels led by George Washington and the British were defeated in 1783 and the USA was formed
This changed the mentality to a ‘swing to the East’
What does the ‘swing to the East’ involve?
-Shift in imperial priorities in the nineteenth century . This outlook is marked as a desire for trade and economic dominance rather than through settler colonisation
When did Britain outlaw the slave trade?
1807
What was the Key reason for British expansion into Africa during the second half of the nineteenth century?
The prospect of further trade by opening up new routes inland and subsequently the discovery of more minerals and resources
What was sought in Africa in order to feed the demands of British industry?
-coal
-iron
-timber
As industrial productivity grew in Britain what needed to grow with it?
The sales market
Describe the cycle of dependency that grew in Britain?
-Britain exploited African resources in order to manufacture goods such as textiles and weapons to sell back to Africa
Increasing trade led to the growth of personal influences of British merchants
Merchant imperialists such as
-Rhodes
-Goldie
Did…
-reconsided and capitalised on new commodities and in the process of fame and fortune
What are the moral factors that led the expansion into Africa?
-Christian missionaries from the 1860s saw it as their moral duties to spread their faith among non-Christians
What factor led to British expansion into Africa under trade and economy?
The cycle of dependancy
Who is the most famous missionary and when did he go to Africa?
David Livingstone
-went to Africa in 1858 to try and make an open path for commerce and Christianity
What are the strategic factors that led to expansion into Africa?
-establish a colony at southerly most tip(cape colony)
-route to Middle East, India, China and Australia
What exploration factors led to expansion into Africa?
-whilst Africa had been added to most maps by 1857
-Congo river was charted by Europeans until 1867
-explores located reserves of
-raw materials
-gold
-palm oil
-Diamonds
When was the Berlin conference?
1884-85
What is a protectorate?
An area with its ruler, but placed under protection of the British crown which it controlled it militarily and usually influenced domestic policies through advisors
What is a charted company rule?
-area ran by a trading company (through local rulers from the indigenous population) with a special license from the British government which gave it political and economic rights
When was Basutoland colonised and what type of control.
1868
Protectorate established by a treaty
What is a client state?
Area with its own ruler but with string British influence which restricted that rulers independence politically economically and militarily
