West-African Colonial Administration
Discover the history and impact of colonial administration in West Africa, including topics such as British and French colonization, the slave trade, missionary activities, and the effects of colonialism on the region.
Introducing British West Africa
Introducing Colonial Nigeria
Slave Trade and Abolition
Missionary Activities
Commerce and Exploration
First Colonial Claims
Royal Niger Company
Military Conquest
Crown Colony
Nigerian Political Administration Under the Crown
Amalgamation of Nigeria
Structure of the Crown Colony System
Government Under the Crown Colony System
British Protectorate
Direct and Indirect Rule
Indirect Rule in Colonial Nigeria
Features of Indirect Rule
How Indirect Rule Operated in West Africa
Advantages and Disadvantages of Indirect Rule
Summarizing Indirect Rule in Nigeria
Introducing French West Africa
Introducing French Colonial Administration
French Colonial Assimilation
The Policy of Assimilation
The Policy of Association
Comparison of British and French Colonial Administrations
Effects of Colonialism in West Africa