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Britain annexed Lagos in August 1861 with the Lagos Treaty of Cession. British missionaries expanded their operations and travelled further inland.

=> marks the official beginning of the colonisation

(Lagos Treaty of Cession = Abtretungsvertrag von Lagos )

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At the Berlin-Africa-Conference the British secured their right to free navigation on Nigerias largest river.

( at the time when the trade was becoming more profitable )

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The British took control over the whole territory.

=> Nigeria part of the British Empire

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Southern and Northern Nigeria Protectorate combined

(British showed no respect for ethnic, tribal or religious aspects when drawing the line)

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-because of the „Unification“ religious beliefs and tribal structures were affected.

-there were people who fought for self-governance

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In order to consolidate their power the british government set up a territory which is known as the today Nigeria.

-> former chiefs‘ opinion were bypassed (loss of traditional authority)

-> new rulers (enfored the british politic and values) were employed

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there were nationwide protests against the rules of the colonial power

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Germany had to give up their colonies after WW1

Genocide done by Germany -> Herero and Nama

Boer war between boers and Britain in South Africa, where thousands of boers were put into concentration camps

Germany build in their colonies more prisons than schools

Britain build many railways for the transportation of goods and military

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Influenced by the western culture, spread modernity, “civilise” them

=> through wars, violence, coercive, exploitation

In general the political decisions felled without asking the inhabitants for their opinion -> Berlin Africa Conference 1884/85

Colonies took over the languages

Tax collections

Slaves trading, forced labour

Natural resources were taken away, inhabitants were forced to farm them

New forms of money

Art theft, the art has not been returned

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series of conferences

—> to negotiate the transition to independence

religious and ethnic differences

—> Christians being afraid of the muslim influence and the muslims being afraid of the christian influence

British Rule:

Western form of education

use of English

adoption of Christianity

new forms of money

transportation

economy based on the export of cash crops

—> areas with lucrative cash crops profited (f.e. cacao, peanuts)

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•Nigeria achieved independence from the British Empire (1.10.1960) under a constitution with a parliamentary government

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•Nigeria became completely independent when it became a federal republic

->new Constitution adopted (1.10.1963)