reasons and extent of brittish rule in africa

Question 1

what are the 5 main reasons for british expansion in africa

Answer 1

strategic reasons
missionaries/moral factors
individuals
trade and commerce
exploration

Question 2

what are the strategic factors for british expansion in africa

Answer 2

a string of forts and defenses set up along the gold coast and gambia due to coastal interest
cape colony crucial to maintaining sea route access
suez canal increases importance of north africa

Question 3

what are the moral factors for british expansion in africa

Answer 3

strong religious principles in victorian era
many christians saw it as their duty to spread christian faith to save them from heathen
viewed the empire as a ‘force for civilisation’

Question 4

what are the individual factors for british expansion in africa

Answer 4

known as the men on the spot by galbraith
merchant imperialists like goldie and rhodes capitalised on new commodities and industry for fame and fortune
many had political connections
many believed in 3 c’s

Question 5

what were the 3 c’s

Answer 5

christianity
commerce
civilisation

Question 6

what are the trade and commerce factors for british expansion in africa

Answer 6

16th century trade was for gold and ivory
18th century slave trade
descovery of new materials inland
coal iron and timber needed for industrial revolution
manufactured goods sold back to africa
fincaciers pressured intervention and expansion
suez canal=faster trade
cycle of dependency

Question 7

what are the exploration factors for british expansion in africa

Answer 7

interests drawn to exploring the dark continent
tracing and mapping waterways- by 1857 africa had almost all been mapped out
explores would publish findings
without the finding of materials there would not have been the same scramble for africa

Question 8

why did britan want to expand for africa

Answer 8

as part of the ‘swing to the east’ after the loss of the 13 us colonies and industrial revolution

Question 9

what typer of control was exerted on african colonies

Answer 9

settelments
charters company rule
protectorate
occupied
client state

Question 10

what decade was there most british expansion in africa

Answer 10

1880s

Question 11

what other countries were involved with africa

Answer 11

france
spain
portugal
italy
ect