Western European Scramble for Colonies:
Grosz-Ngate 47-55, Bohannan 217-227, Shillington 256-272, 327-350
● 19th century
○ Suppression of slave trade
○ Gradual shift to ‘legitimate’ commerce
○ Missionary activities -> precursors to invasion and conquest
● Suppression of slave trade in 1807
○ ‘Legitimate’ = trade in goods as opposed to outlawed trade of humans
● Abolition of slave trade and legitimate trade were product of industrial revolution
● Various missionary stations in Africa
○ Tried to convert religion and culture
● Influence of technology + in medical field
● Berlin conference
○ Western powers defines spheres of influence
○ To acquire power in Africa, must notify other members
■ However no African states were invited and none signed these agreements
● Only two african states to retain sovereignty was Ethiopia and Liberia
Colonial Economic Exploitation:
Grosz-Ngate 48-51, Shillington 351-358, 388-397
● Pre colonial period
○ Africa was reservoir of cheap labor
○ 1920s this all changed
○ Many men were pressured into working in mines opened by foreign companies
○ Vital source of minerals
○ At this point produced 56% of all gold used in the world
● Africa created economic dependence on outside world market long before colonial time
● Export of slaves created world system of trade and wealth
● Mono crop colonies
○ Uganda
○ Gold coast
○ Gambia
○ Turned into producers for the overseas market
○ Created dependence on the outside world
● Most profits were not used to strength african economies -> used for western european
and us colonies
● Two kinds of colonies: settler vs non settler
○ Those with many european settlers
■ The best land were taken from African farmers and sold to settlers
● Worst case in South Africa and Algeria
Grosz-Ngate 47-55, Bohannan 217-227, Shillington 256-272, 327-350
● 19th century
○ Suppression of slave trade
○ Gradual shift to ‘legitimate’ commerce
○ Missionary activities -> precursors to invasion and conquest
● Suppression of slave trade in 1807
○ ‘Legitimate’ = trade in goods as opposed to outlawed trade of humans
● Abolition of slave trade and legitimate trade were product of industrial revolution
● Various missionary stations in Africa
○ Tried to convert religion and culture
● Influence of technology + in medical field
● Berlin conference
○ Western powers defines spheres of influence
○ To acquire power in Africa, must notify other members
■ However no African states were invited and none signed these agreements
● Only two african states to retain sovereignty was Ethiopia and Liberia
Colonial Economic Exploitation:
Grosz-Ngate 48-51, Shillington 351-358, 388-397
● Pre colonial period
○ Africa was reservoir of cheap labor
○ 1920s this all changed
○ Many men were pressured into working in mines opened by foreign companies
○ Vital source of minerals
○ At this point produced 56% of all gold used in the world
● Africa created economic dependence on outside world market long before colonial time
● Export of slaves created world system of trade and wealth
● Mono crop colonies
○ Uganda
○ Gold coast
○ Gambia
○ Turned into producers for the overseas market
○ Created dependence on the outside world
● Most profits were not used to strength african economies -> used for western european
and us colonies
● Two kinds of colonies: settler vs non settler
○ Those with many european settlers
■ The best land were taken from African farmers and sold to settlers
● Worst case in South Africa and Algeria
