Europeans

Question 1

Europeans believed in what religion?

Answer 1

Christianity

Question 2

The demand for slaves didn’t increase until the ________ discovered the America’s

Answer 2

Europeans

Question 3

Define Abolition

Answer 3

the movement to end slavery

Question 4

What was the Berlin Conference?

Answer 4

A meeting in 1884 between Europeans to decide how to divide up Africa.

Question 5

Why were the Europeans able to ‘take over’ the continent rather easily?

Answer 5

they had new medical knowledge and they also invented the maxim gun.

Question 6

What are two reasons the Europeans wanted control over Africa Socially?

Answer 6

• Portuguese and Europeans had trading stations along the water.
• Traded with West Africans
• *They thought it was their duty to spread religion, christianity

Question 7

What are two reasons the Europeans wanted control over Africa Economically?

Answer 7

• was the source of palm oil, gum, and cotton
• the rainforest provided rubber, ivory and rare woods
• They wanted resources for their factories
• looked at the African societies for good workers for their factories

Question 8

What are one reasons the Europeans wanted control over Africa Politically?

Answer 8

• tried to boost their power in the world by owning more land
• they claimed their land to prevent German and French expansion

Question 9

What was the main reason Europeans wanted to get into Africa??

Answer 9

They wanted to spread their religion throughout the country to bring themselves more land and riches