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COLONIZATION OFAFRICA

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First interactions with Africa

1530 En !ish "erchants starte# tra#in in$est Africa an# "an% of the" ca"e intocon&ict with 'ort( (ese troo)s*

1++3 the En !ish ,(i!t Fort -a"es in "o#ern.#a% /a",ia*

1++ the En !ish trie# to co!oni e2a#a ascar ,(t the% fai!e#*

the En !ish tra#in )osts an# forts in

$estern Africa were e4ent(a!!% ta en ,% the

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Fort -a"es the/a",ia

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E7)!oration of Africa

(nti! the A,o!ition of S!a4er% in the BritishE")ire 8190:; the "erchants "ana e# to tra#earo(n# 3

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The Scra",!e for Africa 8=;

Ni eria @en%a an# ? an#a weres(,D( ate# ,% the En !ish in the 19 0s an#ear!% =0th cent(r%*

As the Ca)e Co!on% e7ten#e# the ?@ ca"einto con&ict with the 6(tch sett!ers* in 19:the ?@ "ana e# to contro! "ost of So(thAfrica after the con (est of the 6(tch an# theZ(!( territories*

The 6(tch )roteste# !ea#in to the FirstBoer $ar in 1990 an# the Secon# Boer $ar in19 .1 0=*

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Ca)e to CairoG E")ire

The British wante# to !in their )ossessionsin So(thern Africa 8"o#ern So(thAfrica Botswana Zi",a,we an# Za",ia;

with their territories in EastAfrica 8"o#ern @en%a; an# these two areaswith E %)t*

the British co!onia! "inister in So(th AfricaRho#es wante# a Ca)e to Cairo e")ire!in in the S(e Cana! to the territories rich in#ia"on# an# o!# #e)osits in Centra! an#

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?@ . the winner of the African co!oni ationwar

B% the ti"e the First $or!# $ar o(t,rea the ?@e4en tho( h not ha4in the !ar est territor% ofAfrica 8French territories were ,i er; it ha# ,% far

the !ar est )o)(!ation 830> of the African)o)(!ation;*

Ni eria was the "ost )o)(!ate# co!on% whi!e #(e

to the S(e Cana! E %)t was the "ost i")ortantone fro" the econo"ic )oint of 4iew*

The on!% in#e)en#ent co(ntries in Africa wereA,%ssinia 8Ethio)ia; an# Li,eria*

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6eco!oni ation of Africa

After the Secon# $or!# $ar "an% territories inAfrica starte# a ,atter for in#e)en#ence*

The rst co(ntr% to o,tain in#e)en#ence fro"the ?@ was E %)t fo!!owin the E %)tianRe4o!(tion of 1 5=*

Fro" 1 5= to 1 90 En !an# #eco!oni e# a!! theterritories in Africa in the fo!!owin or#erJ S(#an/hana So"a!ia Ni eria Sierra Leone So(th Africa81 +1; Tan ania ? an#a @en%a 2a!awi Za",ia

The /a",ia Botswana Lesotho 2a(riti(sSwa i!an# Se%che!!es an# Zi",a,we* 1 co(ntriesinc!(#in E %)t aine# in#e)en#ence*

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