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Why did Britain create Nigeria?
The British targeted Nigeria because of its resources. The British wanted products like palm oil and palm kernel and export trade in tin, cotton, cocoa, groundnuts, palm oil and so on (Graham, 2009). The British accomplished the colonization by using its military.
How did the British influence Nigeria?
Many changes accompanied British rule: Western education, the English language, and Christianity spread during the period; new forms of money, transportation, and communication were developed; and the Nigerian economy became based on the export of cash crops.
How did Britain manage Nigeria?
How did Britain manage Nigeria as a colony? They didn’t have enough troops to govern the complex area so they turned to indirect rule of the land. They ruled through local officials who worked well with Hausa-Fulani. Local chiefs resented having their power limited by the British.
Which form of control did Britain use in Nigeria?
– Britain gained control of southern Nigeria through both diplomatic and military means. – Local rulers agreed to sign treaties of protection and accepted British residents. – However, others opposed the foreign intervention and rebelled; British used force to put the rebellions down.
Why was Nigeria divisible into three parts by the British?
To the British, Nigeria was, like Julius Caesar’s Gaul, divisible into three parts. Ethnic and religious conflict has been a consistent feature of modern Nigerian politics. Another is the extent of corruption that has pervaded the country.
How did the British government help the Nigerians?
The British Government assisted the establishment of popularly elected majorities. The executive councils were taken over by politicians drawn from and respansible to the majorities. The system of one man, one vote was initiated. In general, Britain was remarkably successful in training Nigerians to assume control
When did the United Kingdom take over Nigeria?
Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century until 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence. British influence in the region began with the prohibition of slave trade to British subjects in 1807. Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 and established the Oil River Protectorate in 1884.
Where did the British come to settle in Nigeria?
Some of them began to migrate back from Sierra Leone in search of home and trade. They invited missionaries to follow them and, in the 1840s, made themselves available as agents who allowed missionaries and British traders to gain access to such places as Lagos, Abeokuta, Calabar, Lokoja, Onitsha, Brass, and Bonny.