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 Ports of convenience: landings established by European nations along the coast of Africa to resupply ships on the way to the Pacific.

 Ports expanded into colonies.

Advantages of Colonies

 More land, more prestige, more power  Natural resources  Military bases  Tax revenues, built-in market

Royal Niger Company Standard Treaty  Read treaty & answer questions.

Royal Niger Company Standard Treaty  By accepting this treaty, what were the chieftains giving up?

 What benefits were the Africans to receive by signing the treaty?

 What does use of the standard treaty signify about English attitudes toward and knowledge of the Africans?

 What does the treaty indicate about the motives of the British in Africa?

By accepting this treaty, what were the chieftains giving up?

 Their territory, forever.

 Power to settle internal disputes  The ability to wage war without permission of the Royal Niger Company  The right to mine, farm, and build in any portion of their country  No business dealings with other countries or companies without permission of the Royal Niger Company

What benefits were the Africans to receive by signing the treaty?

 Royal Niger Company will not interfere with existing laws or customs except to maintain order and good government  Will be paid a “reasonable amount”  British will protect them from neighboring tribes  Will pay “native value”

What does use of the standard treaty signify about English attitudes toward and knowledge of the Africans?

 They were interchangeable  They were only important for the land and resources they could provide the British  They were not considered capable of managing their own affairs  They could be “bought”

What does the treaty indicate about the motives of the British in Africa?

 They were there to acquire the maximum amount of land and resources for the minimum investment  They would do just about anything to acquire the land  They wanted to control the land after the treaty