Trade and Commerce #1 Flashcards
1
Q
What was a key economic development to ensure british control?
A
Railways:
-provided south africa to expand
-allowed australia to export its wheat and wool
2
Q
what did tropical countries, such as s.africa, provide for britain?
A
sugar, coffee, cocoa, copra
3
Q
in 1881 what company received a charter for the purpose of administering the territory?
A
north borneo trading company
4
Q
when was the british south africa company granted a charter?
A
1889
5
Q
when and where was gold deposits found in Africa? what did it prompt?
A
1886, witwatersrand
it prompted a gold rush to an already struggling dutch-boer republic of transvaal
6
Q
what is a chartered company?
A
a trading company which would gain status, and legal rights.
