Unit 2: Topic 1: Expansion in Tropical Africa Flashcards
When was the pro-imperialist conservative government elected?
1895
When was the Berlin Conference?
1884-1885
What was the impact of the Berlin Conference?
- 80% Africa uncolonised at the start
- 1900- 90% of Africa colonised
When was Sierra Leone initially acquired and when was it established as a protectorate?
- 1808- initially aquired
- 1896- protectorate established
When was Natal annexed?
1845
How did settlement in the Gold Coast colony progress?
- 1821- initially aquired
- 1896- Ashanti empire made a British protectorate
- January 1902- Ashantiland incorperated into the Gold Coast
When was Basutoland annexed?
1868
When was West Griqualand annexed?
1871
When was East Griqualand annexed?
1874
How did settlement of the Transvaal progress?
- 1877- initially aquired
- August 1881- ceded to the Boers by the Convention o fPretoria
- May 1902- placed under the British empire by the Treaty of Vereeniging
- 1910- unified with the Cape Colony into the Union of South Africa
How did the settlement of Zululand progress?
- 1879- initially acquired after Anglo-Zulu war
- 1897- incorperated into Natal
How did the settlement of Egypt progress?
- 1882- initially acquired as a veiled protectorate
- 1914- Eygptian protectorate established
How did the settlement of the Sudan progress?
- 1882- initially acquired as part of the veiled protectorate of Egypt
- 1885- British forces withdrew and the Mahdi took over
- 1899- Sudan a codominium of Britain and Egypt
How did the settlement of Southern Nigeria progress?
- 1884- initially acquired at Berlin Conference after charted company influence
- 1906- Royal Niger Company Rule converted into a British colony with Lagos
- 1914- united Nigeria
When was Bechuanaland annexed?
1885
How did the settlement of Northern Nigeria progress?
- 1885- initially acquired
- 1906- Royal Niger Company rule converted into a Britihs colony incorperating the Sokoto empire
- 1914- Nigeria united
How did the settlement of British Somaliland progress?
- 1887- protectorate established
- 1898- protectorate reinforced with administrative and military personnel
When was the Gambia settlement established?
1888
How did the settlement of Uganda progress?
- 1888- kingdom of Buganda initially aquired
- 1894- Imperial British East Africa company Rule converted into a formal protectorate
How did the settlement of British East Africa progress?
- 1888- initially aquired
- 1895- imperial British East Africa Company rule converted into formal protectorate
How did the settlement of Zanzibar progress?
- 1868-1886- John Kirk Vice Consul of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
- 1890- formal protectorate established under the rule of the Sultan of Oman
How did the settlement of Nyasaland progress?
- 1891- initially acquired
- 1907- British South Africa Company rule converted into formal protectorate
How did the settlement of Matabeleland progress?
- 1893- initially acquired
- 1895- incorperated into Rhodesia
How did the settlement of Rhodesia progress?
- 1895- initially acquired
- 1901- Southern Rhodesia protectorate established under British South Africa Company administration.
- 1911- Northern Rhodesia protectorate established under British South Africa Company administration
Who came up with peripheral theory?
Historians Gallaghar, Robinson and Denney
When were the first 3 Anglo-Ashante Wars?
1823-1874
Who was the Ashanti emporer at the time of the 4th Anglo-Ashante war?
Empoeror Asantehene Prempeh
Which fine did the Emperor Asantehene Prempeh not pay providing an excuse to start the 4th Anglo-Ashante War?
50,000 ounces of gold
When was the fourth Anglo-Ashante war?
1894-1896
When did Indian forces from the Cape Colony arrive to fight the Ashante?
January 1896
Who led a force of African allies opposed to Ashanti rule?
Major Robert Baden- Powell
When was the 5th Anglo-Ashanti war (War of the Golden Stool)?
March-September 1900
Who sparked the 5th Ango-Ashanti war by sitting on the Golden Stool?
Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson
Who led the rebels against the British in the War of the Golden Stool?
Queen Mother of the Asantahene, Yaa Asantewaa
How many British and Ashanti soldiers died in the 5th Anglo-Ashante War?
- 1,000 British and allied soldiers
- 2,000 Ashanti
When was Ashantiland incorporated into the Gold Coast colony?
1902
When did the British gain a boundary agreement with France and extend the Sierra Leone territory to include the hinterland of the protectorate?
- 1885- boundary agreement with France
- 1896- extended Sierra Leone
Which indigenous leaders were opposed to Royal Niger Company rule?
The Northern Emirs
When did France start to get closer to the Upper Niger?
1890
Who was sent by George Goldies to secure treaties with indigenous chiefs in the Niger and when?
- Frederick Lugard
- 1894