Question

1. State five methods used by the British to acquire colonies in Africa.
2. Explain five impacts of the partition of Africa on the Africans.

Answer 1

1.  
   1. Signing of treaties
   2. Military conquest/force
   3. Company rule
   4. Diplomacy/collaboration
   5. Treachery/trickery
   6. Divide and rule/playing off communities against each other.
   7. Enticing/luring of chiefs with gifts e.g. with clothes and weapons
   8. Construction of operation bases/transport networks
2.  
   1. Africans lost their independence as Europeans established colonies.
   2. African economies were weakened through European exploitation of their resources. 
   3. African systems of government were replaced by European systems.
   4. Africans adopted European languages which became official languages in the colonies. 
   5. Modern African states were created by the boundaries drawn during the partition. 
   6. Some African communities were split by the boundaries drawn during partition. 
   7. Africans lost their land as Europeans established permanent settlements.
   8. Africans lost their lives and property as they resisted occupation.
   9. African cultures were undermined through introduction of western education, Christianity and health services.
   10. Closer ties were forged between Africans and Europeans which created overdependence on Europe.
   11. It intensified warfare among African communities. 
   12. Infrastructure was developed to link agriculture and major mining areas. 
   13. Introduction of new policies like taxation and forced labour which were unpopular among African communities.
   14. Introduction of new crops together with new farming methods.