East Africa Flashcards
Which main British guy did stuff in east Africa
Mackinnon
WHAT church did mackinnon found in Kenya
THE free Church of Scotland East African Scottish mission
1891
Germán east Africa company
Founded by Karl Peters in 1884
Which came first company or government control
Company
Company breaks down
Government takes over
Kenya resources
Coffee and maize
In 1919 how many acres of Kenya were earmarked for white farmers
2 million
What was a sjambok
A rhino hide whip commonly used on black miners ( especially in Rhodesia in esrly 1900s) frequently used during bóer war
When was land controlled by the British east Africa company taken over
July 1st 1895 by government
How many Indian workers who built kenyas railway in late 1890s died
A third were killed / seriously injured
Revolt among Nandi people when what happened
1905
Over taxation
Prompted military sortie
Over 1,000 dead
Taxes of Kenya
Poll tax and hut tax
1920 population of Kenya
23,000 Indian
10,000 whites
3 million Africans
White settlers believed Africans had
Ingrained laziness
Uganda punch cartoon
1894 punch depicted Uganda as a baby abandoned on the door step of John Bull who says “what, another! Well I suppose I must take it in!”
