Imperialism
France, Germany, Britain, and Portugal all signed the Berlin Act and all were interested in Western Africa. The French slowly started gaining more and more territory in Western Africa. By the early 20th century the French had most of the colonial territory in Western Africa. This included these countries: Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Niger. The British also colonized some of the countries in Western Africa. They wanted some of Western Africa because they wanted it for trading. The countries they colonized in Western Africa were Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, and Nigeria.
All of the territories that were controlled by the French in Western Africa were lead by lieutenant- governors. The lieutenant- governors got what they were supposed to do, such as orders from governor- general. The French tried to increase their economic footholds, using imprisonment and labor that they forced. That helped them increase and keep up their interests. The obligation positioned on Western Africa to pay its individual way was one of the most significant aspects of the French colonizing Western Africa. They wanted to make production larger and remove the resources that were most valuable. Slavery was still on-going in Western Africa and not much was done to improve the people of Western Africa’s lives.
When the British colonized some of Western Africa they had some problems. Some of the troubles with the British colonizing Western Africa were prejudice, corruptions, and misunderstandings. There were much of these going on and they created problems in Britain’s part of Western Africa. Britain had one main importance which was in trade with India. They said that ships that go to and from India had to bypass along the Western African coast where they kept supplies. They noticed that colonizing these countries would make them a good profit. So that’s when they decided that colonizing Western Africa, especially the coastal areas was a good idea.
During the colonization of Western Africa there were many great powers that were fighting over controlling Western Africa. In the end France ended up colonizing most of Western Africa, but the British also got control of some of the countries on the coast.
~Jamie~
All of the territories that were controlled by the French in Western Africa were lead by lieutenant- governors. The lieutenant- governors got what they were supposed to do, such as orders from governor- general. The French tried to increase their economic footholds, using imprisonment and labor that they forced. That helped them increase and keep up their interests. The obligation positioned on Western Africa to pay its individual way was one of the most significant aspects of the French colonizing Western Africa. They wanted to make production larger and remove the resources that were most valuable. Slavery was still on-going in Western Africa and not much was done to improve the people of Western Africa’s lives.
When the British colonized some of Western Africa they had some problems. Some of the troubles with the British colonizing Western Africa were prejudice, corruptions, and misunderstandings. There were much of these going on and they created problems in Britain’s part of Western Africa. Britain had one main importance which was in trade with India. They said that ships that go to and from India had to bypass along the Western African coast where they kept supplies. They noticed that colonizing these countries would make them a good profit. So that’s when they decided that colonizing Western Africa, especially the coastal areas was a good idea.
During the colonization of Western Africa there were many great powers that were fighting over controlling Western Africa. In the end France ended up colonizing most of Western Africa, but the British also got control of some of the countries on the coast.
~Jamie~