Role of individuals 1857-1890 Flashcards
why were individuals involved in Empire
Pursuit of wealth
mortal reasons/ christian missions
status and power
scientific discovery
who was David Livingstone
explorer
1841, arrived in South Africa and lectured about his discoveries at Cambridge.
inspired others, explored the Sambas river
opppualr figure inspired others
Who was John Hannign sSpeke
explorer
was on Somaliland exploration to find the origin of the Nial
First to reach lake Tanganyika
What was the role of missionaries in the establishment of empire
implementing missionaries in practice were not always successful,
missionaries clashed with indigenous peoples, other missionaries, and imperial authority
often missionaries came hand in hand with he expansion foempire but often clashed and undermined each other
Why were missionaries implemented in empire?
highly prevalent in the 1800s
sought to spread Christianity to non-white European countries
could be aggressive in their tactics of their missionaries
sometimes lead incursions into territories such as Congo, and followed it up such as with the Punjab
Howimportant were the Missionaries
Mary Slessor - Lived amongst tribes in Nigeria
Amy Carmichael - saved children in India
Mary Carpenter - improved female education in India
London Missionary Society (paific South Asia)
David Livingstone Missionary expedition to Congo
Who were the ‘men on the spot’
Sir William McKinnon
Scottish ship owner - set up Church of Scotland mission in East Africa
Evelyn Barring
Typical Colonial administrator
Became hugly influential in Egypt essentially controlling the ‘pupet parliament’
George Goldie
hugely influential in the foundation of Nigeria
helped with trade links with tribes and the trade of palm oil and CoCa
imperial attitudes on missionaries, explorers, administrators
