The Scramble for Africa

Scramble for Africa

​Learning Target: Explain what the "Scramble for Africa" was.

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Entry Task: Looking at this image what do you think it is showing?

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Open Ended

What was the Scramble for Africa in your own words?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are resources found in Africa that European countries sought access to in the 1800's? Click all that are correct.

• coal

• copper

• diamonds

• uranium

• plastics

Multiple Select

Why was Africa such a useful place for European countries to have colonies? Click all that are true.

• Africa was a convenient place to stop and restock on supplies on the long voyage to Asia.

• Africa had many natural resources that the European nations wanted to trade for.

• Africa was close to the Americas

• Africa was a place where European countries could find new people to trade with. Asia and the middle east were putting large taxes on European goods.

Multiple Choice

When did the trans-Atlantic slave trade take place?

• 1000 BC to 550 AD

• 1000 AD to 1550 AD

• 1300 AD - 1850 AD

• 1800 AD to 1950 AD

Multiple Choice

What happened between 1880 and 1913?

• Africa willingly gave their land to European countries

• African people decided that they wanted to adopt the cultures of other countries.

• European countries systematically took over large parts of Africa to gain access to natural resources.

Open Ended

Why did European nations colonize Africa in the 1800's? Give three at least reasons why.