HIST 439 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sokoto Caliphate, Atlantic Slave Trade, Swahili Language
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Questions to think about: abolition of the atlantic slave trade led to new british meddling in west in southern. How: what is the main point of the chapter (1, he is acknowledging everything we have been talking about, wants to change the focus what the colonial experience from the perspective of the people at that time. 1808 british abolition of the slave trade act: but before 1880s, british influence was really felt only in coastal footholds , other european had similar influence in coastal footholds . African perspectives on colonialism: there was a lot going on between 1808-1880, besides british influence. A series of far-reaching revolutions in 19th century africa (1) economic revolutions: Abolition of slavery the rise of legitimate commerce (2) political revolutions: Greater centralization modernization of state power (3) social/cultural revolutions: Transformations of world religions spread of schooling (4) intellectual revolutions:
