role of key individual

Question 1

what are men on the spot

Answer 1

an idea created by john galbraith
theory that men in powers in the colonies played a crucial rule in extending british influence

Question 2

what are the four main categories of individuals that influence in the empire

Answer 2

explorers
missionary’s
traders
colonial administrators

Question 3

name some influential explorers

Answer 3

david livingstone
john kirk
sir richard burton
john hanging speke

Question 4

name some influential missionary’s

Answer 4

mary slessor
mary carpenter

Question 5

name some influential traders

Answer 5

sir william mackinnon
george goldie
cecil rhodes

Question 6

name some influential colonial administrators

Answer 6

evylin baring
bartle frere

Question 7

what were the risks of being an explorer

Answer 7

disease
dangerous wild life
being lost
indigiouns reactions

Question 8

what were the motives to be an explorer

Answer 8

seen as a hero
money and fame
being the first
scientific discoveries

Question 9

what are some key things david livingstone did

Answer 9

-1841 set out as a missionary doctor in africa
-1855 discovers zambezi falls
-1866 tries to fine source of the nile and gets lost
-1857 publishes book ‘missionary travels and reasurches in africa’

Question 10

what are some key things john kirk did

Answer 10

sailed up the zambi river
explored lake malawi 1859
became british consul in zanzibar

Question 11

what are some key things sir richard burton did

Answer 11

jeorny to mecca in disguise
1853 discovered lake tangongika
1854 samali land
published 43 volumes of his discoveries

Question 12

what are some key things john hamming speke did

Answer 12

1855 wounded by local in somaliland
1860 mapped parts of lake victoria
possibly killed himself while hunting

Question 13

what was the main role of missionaries

Answer 13

-aimed to convert the known world to the one true faith
-made houses jobs churches farming education
-sometimes take hove roles
-women often played a key role in

Question 14

what are some key things mary slessor did

Answer 14

stopped killing of twins in nigeria
1876 worked in a dispensary with children
helped to settle disputes between tribes

Question 15

why would protectorates be established and what influence did traders have on them

Answer 15

to protect commercial interests in a region
once established people like traders and british administration followed

Question 16

what are some key things sir william mackinnon did

Answer 16

1847 set up mackinnon an mackenzie co
1856 founded the british india steem navigation company
1888 set up the imperial east africa company

Question 17

what are some key things george goldie did

Answer 17

1879 creation of united african company
1886 chartered ^ as royal niger company
1895 became governor of royal niger company

Question 18

what are some key things cecil rhodes did

Answer 18

1888 formed the debeers consolidated mines
1889 formed british south africa company
1890-6 became pm of cape colony

Question 19

what are some key things sir evelyn baring did

Answer 19

1877 sent to egypt to help ismail pasha with financial issues
1882 consul general of egypt
1883 approved dufferin report

Question 20

what are some key things bartle frere did

Answer 20

1842 became private secretary to sir athor governor of bombay
1850 appointed chief commissioner of sind
1879 ordered invasion of zulu land

Question 21

name a conflict between missionary’s and indigenous peoples

Answer 21

1880’s anglican church missionary society v samual crowther