chapter 4: attitudes to empire

Question 1

why were missionaries important for promoting the empire?

Answer 1

Missionary societies sometimes helped to open up territories to British rule by penetrating beyond colonial frontiers, establishing links with indigenous communities, seeking imperial protection, acting as local trading agents beyond colonial frontiers and sharing their linguistic and strategic knowledge with the authorities.

Question 2

why were colonial administrators often frustrated with the works of missionaries?

Answer 2

Because they were prepared to act against people that they were trying to share the faith with and the education that missionaries provided led to a growth in the political consciousness among indigenous people