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In the 1920's, England colonized the land modernly known as the countries Zimbabwe and Zambia. The British divided this land into North Rhodesia (Zambia) and South Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Northern Rhodesia was a charter colony (Ruled by an English sent charter/s) while Southern Rhodesia was a crown colony (Ruled by a government sent by The Crown from England). During April of 1980, Southern Rhodesia gained independence from British rule and became the country of Zimbabwe. This was much later than Northern Rhodesia's gaining of independence which was in October of 1964 when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia.

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Why Did England Colonize Zimbabwe and Zambia?

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Why Did England Colonize Zimbabwe and Zambia?

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The British conquered Zimbabwe in hope of  any materials they could find, but eventually found large amounts of gold hidden in deposits near large rivers. Along with the massive amounts of gold brought in from rivers, there were lots of diamonds found underground. Besides the minerals Rhodesia had, British colonizers were also pleasantly surprised to find out that the land was perfect for agriculture. Rhodesia supposedly had top quality tobacco, maize, citrus, and more.

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The Rhodesian territory was subject to multiple treaties with African chiefs. Today that territory forms the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The first British South African Company Administrator for the western part of Rhodesia was appointed for Barotseland in 1897 and for the entirety of North-Western Rhodesia in 1900. The first BSAC Administrator for the eastern part, North-Eastern Rhodesia, was appointed in 1895. The white people in the territory south of the river paid barely any attention to it though. Things like treaties between the BSAC and the black tribes, acts of parliament between the BSAC and Crown Lands, determining the British colonial authority of both parts of the colony, the rights of the increasing number of British settlers and their descendants were all given secondary review by authorities. This resulted in the formation of new movements for expanding the self-government of the Rhodesian people.

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Benefits/Drawbacks of Living in Rhodesia

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Benefits/Drawbacks of Living in Rhodesia

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Benefits of living in Rhodesian colonies over other colonies were the ability to partake in forms of local government regardless of race.
Drawbacks of living in Rhodesian colonies included: Unfair bias toward the white population of Rhodesia compared to the native population, Certain tenure acts displaced native Rhodesians from the country's best farmland, which restricted them from productive land which gave rise to cases of black people being excluded from their own land, etc.

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