HSTR 347A Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mir Jafar, William Wilberforce, Quinine
2 Apr 2016
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The english african association 1788 gold and timbuktu. Difficulties : to discover entirety of river system. He became his myths, surrounding by crimes, violence. Tuppu tip (muslim elite, slave trader everybodydepended on people like him for knowledge) and king leopold (congo freedom) William wilberforce : one of the main players to abolish slave trade 1759-1833. Huge figure, pushing very hard to end slave trade. British company in india is subverting christiniating by traffiquing slaves. Invested in india and making sure that missionaries could get to india. Against the work with indian elite of the company. Enlarged european production and trade : new needs/consumers. Silver and the new economy eng dominated the silver trade (stealing other people silver + trading with spanish and other powers and bring silver to india) European conflicts in asia at the beginning, engl, a power within the other, no started dominance. War of austrian succession (throw dominance of the company, + seven years war =>
