European Colonization

colonize

• to send a group of people to a place and become part of the existing culture

• to send a group of people to a place and take political control over it

• to send a group of people to a place for the purpose of spreading Christianity

• to send a group of people to a place in order to look for natural resources

Spanish soldier-explorers, especially those who conquered the native peoples of Mexico and Peru

• missionaries

• conquistadors

• craftsmen

• mercenaries

colony

• a settlement established by Native people within the borders of a European country

• a new settlement or territory established to provide security on the border of a country

• a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land

• a settlement established and permitted to govern itself freely in another land

The ___ was a period in the late 1800's in which major European countries rapidly colonized nearly the entire continent of Africa.

• Conversion

• Scramble for Africa

• Apartheid

Why did European countries colonize Africa?

• Africa was never colonized

• traditional tribes asked for help

• land, power, and natural resources

What impact did European colonization have on the culture of Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Due to colonization, Africans received higher-paying jobs

• Due to colonization, many European languages are spoken here

• It had no impact

What is colonialism?

• the uniting of a continent’s people to fight for their independence

• when one country takes control over another country and then sends its people to settle that country

• laws created to enforce segregation in South Africa

• the uniting of a country’s people to fight for their independence

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

• France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly. 

• There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers. 

• African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers. 

• Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders. 

How did colonizers justify taking over foreign lands?

• Europeans thought that it was their duty to force native Africans to practice their religions, speak their language, and practice their style of government.

• They believed native Africans were barbaric and savages and needed to be saved by their elite ideas.

• They believed the African land belonged to Europe and they were taking back what is rightfully theirs.

What was the only country  in Africa never to be colonized?

• Ethiopia

• Ghana

• Egypt

• South Africa