Nigeria during the colonial era by Mailin-Sunja Lingnau

1861

mailinsunjalingnau — 2024-08-23 09:25:57 UTC

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 )

2024-08-23 09:28:22 UTC

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

2024-08-23 09:29:21 UTC

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

mailinsunjalingnau — 2024-08-23 09:30:53 UTC

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 )

2024-08-23 09:31:55 UTC

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

-there were people who fought for self-governance

2024-08-23 09:32:58 UTC

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

2024-08-23 09:35:14 UTC

there were nationwide protests against the rules of the colonial power

2024-08-23 09:35:25 UTC

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)

2024-08-23 09:37:04 UTC

•Nigeria became completely independent when it became a federal republic

->new Constitution adopted (1.10.1963)

2024-08-23 09:39:03 UTC

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

2024-08-25 09:18:22 UTC

mailinsunjalingnau — 2024-08-29 22:00:55 UTC

The British took control over the whole territory.

=> Nigeria part of the British Empire

mailinsunjalingnau — 2024-08-29 22:10:03 UTC

Southern and Northern Nigeria Protectorate combined

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