Imperialism and Slavery Flashcards
What was the motive for economic imperialism?
Allows the imperializing country to make money and increase access to resources which was of increasing importance after the Industrial Revolution because more materials were needed to produce more products.
What was the motive for exploratory imperialism?
A general interest in the unknown, a sense of pride and glory for ‘finding’ new places. This could relate to any of the motives after exploration has taken place.
What was the motive for ethnocentric imperialism?
The belief that imperialized countries’ traditions and values were superior; that other groups of people needed to be “civilized”.
What was the motive for political imperialism?
Patriotism and a sense of “better” government expansion of your political beliefs to other places for security or reputation.
What was the motive for religious imperialism?
Converting others to a new religion, saviour tendency, often tied to other beliefs and values.
Who was Olaudah Equiano?
He was born in Nigeria, Africa in 1745.
He was enslaved as a child and brought across the Trans-Atlantic Slave Route where he worked in Barbados. IN 1757 he was bought by a naval captain and renamed Gustavas Vassa and brought to London where he learned to read and write. He served under captain Pascal on various voyages to Canada and the Mediterranean. In 1773 he had saved enough to buy his freedom for $40 and worked hard to advocate for abolition. He wrote an autobiography in 1789, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, which became a bestseller and was translated into many languages.
