HSY2602
Assignment number: 01
Year: 2023 (SEMESTER 1)
PREVIEW:
Acculturation was the only response by Africans to imperial domination.' Do you agree with this
statement? Substantiate your answer with examples drawn from various territories in Africa that
came under European rule.
Acculturation did play a role but there are other factors as well. African responses to
colonialism. Three broad responses are evident – accommodation, assimilation and
resistance. Acculturation occurred when people living in African territories adopted every
aspect of the coloniser’s lifestyle, including government forms, education, and religion. Sierra
Leone, where freed slaves make up the population, is an illustration of this.
LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS 0618151315
Assignment number: 01
Year: 2023 (SEMESTER 1)
PREVIEW:
Acculturation was the only response by Africans to imperial domination.' Do you agree with this
statement? Substantiate your answer with examples drawn from various territories in Africa that
came under European rule.
Acculturation did play a role but there are other factors as well. African responses to
colonialism. Three broad responses are evident – accommodation, assimilation and
resistance. Acculturation occurred when people living in African territories adopted every
aspect of the coloniser’s lifestyle, including government forms, education, and religion. Sierra
Leone, where freed slaves make up the population, is an illustration of this.
LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS 0618151315
