HISB31H3 Lecture : Lecture 4
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Boers, great trek - 1835 - 1841 (orange free state, transvaal - dutch colonies above cape. Dominion of union of south africa (1909) Morocco was one of the events leading up to wwi - control, proximity to europe. Algeria was thought to be/administered as part of france (department) * senegal, guinea, ivory coast, dahomey 1904 (as a single colony to be cost effective - Whether the surrounding areas of the congo would yield minerals just has high. Britain successfully linked together her colonies and self for more sufficient usage of resources. British navy stopped competition & protected commercial fleet. 6 million native population (three distinct tribal groups) - "carib" decimated: genocide (depopulation for easier management), disease, slavery, racial mix. * 1492 hispaniola (haiti & dominican republic) base. * english & french versus spanish & portuguese. Barbados 1625, jamaica 1655, trinidad 1802, haiti 1697. Extended in ability to administer lands indirectly. Fight economic war against competition through anti-slavery policies.
