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Nigeria

Nigeria. BY: Crislynn Sellers, Elizabeth Lantz. Starting Point.  Nigeria was useful for natural resources and slaves for labor within the Americas and Europe. Nigeria found itself to become a colony of slave labor and harsh treatment. Why???. The Slave Trade

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Nigeria

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  1. Nigeria BY: Crislynn Sellers, Elizabeth Lantz

  2. Starting Point  Nigeria was useful for natural resources and slaves for labor within the Americas and Europe. Nigeria found itself to become a colony of slave labor and harsh treatment.

  3. Why??? • The Slave Trade • Opening Markets for manufactured goods • To secure oil • Missionaries: to convert the natives and discover natural resources that could be traded as a subsitude for slaves • Discovering raw materials, minerals, and food

  4. How • Increasing amounts of trade in the ports of Benin the Biafra. • Britain changed the currency to pound sterling as a universal medium of exchange. • Britain was able to maintain power over Nigeria by using military power, strategic alliances, and collaboration of indigenous rulers. • To help the British establish control over Africa, they created a company called Royal Niger Company, which helped them gain control over the middle and lower Niger River Area.

  5. 1884 there was a European conference called the fate of Africa. • It was decided that Britain would have control over Nigeria. • Britain ruled over Nigeria using an indirect control method, which means using local rulers who ruled using Britain laws. • The rules worked well for the Hawasa-Fulani tribe but it didn’t work so well for the Igbo and Yoruba tribes, who did not like having their power limited.

  6. Effects of Imperialism • Removal of materials cause poor economy. • 40% of population are Christians because of European influence. • Transportation and technology improved. • Separation of some indigenous tribes made borders.

  7. Removal of Power • Following World War II. Nigerian nationalism and desire for independence grew • After the British Government passed more laws it moved Nigeria further toward self-government. • In the middle of the 20th century, the great wave for independent was sweeping across Africa and this pressured the United Kingdom to name Nigeria a self government nation. • Nigeria gained its independence from the United Kingdom on October 1, 1960

  8. Current State of Nigeria • More agriculture products such as; cocoa, palm oil, corn, tapioca, rubber, oats, pigs, and fish. • Import Partners; 10.7% China, 8.4% U.S.A., 6.2% Netherlands, 5.8% the U.K., 5.6% France, 5.1% Brazil, 4.5% Germany. (as of 2006) • There is political instability, so inadequate infrastructure, and poor economic management have lead to current reforms.

  9. Work Cited http://fabianimperialism.wikispaces.com/Nigeria+(during+Imperialism) http://historoda.com/2013/04/04/the-age-of-imperialism-imperialism-case-study-nigeria/ http://www.photius.com/countries/nigeria/economy/nigeria_economy_early_british_imperi~10008.html http://cdaworldhistory.wikidot.com/imperialism-case-study:nigeria http://www.mapsofworld.com/nigeria/culture/ http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/nigeria.html

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