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There were Self-Governing colonies, colonies with representative councils (controlled some of their own legislative issues), colonies with nominated councils (mostly governor-appointed councils), and colonies ruled directly by a governor.
There were also Protectorates, mandates, and Dominions controlled by European nations in Africa.
Some Africans were forced to work on plantations or in mines run by Europeans. The money they earned went to pay taxes to the colonial government
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What are three major colonial powers?
There are a variety of major colonial powers. These include Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, as well as Germany.
What region was controlled almost completely by European imperial powers interested in exploiting its labor and natural resources during the 19th century?
Africa, especially central and southern Africa, was divided among European colonial powers in the late 19th century, and its native peoples conquered or controlled.
What two colonial powers had the most effect in latin America?
spain and protugal
Why did Africans want independence from Europeans powers?
The Europeans exploited Africa's land and people.
What best describes the scramble for Africa?
A competition between European imperial powers to control Africa
Why would native Americans lost no matter who won the American revolution?
The Native Americans were subject to being slaves or exterminated by the colonial powers. They were always (and still continue to be) disadvantaged against the people with the ruling power.
What did the colonial powers build in the countries they control?
Roads,factories,and established communication system
During the colonial period in latin America as native Indian labor became scarce the colonial powers did what?
is your head. NEW RESPONDENT. They imported black slaves.
Ethnic and cultural divisions between peoples were used by colonial powers to maintain control of their colonies?
TRUE
Which colonial powers exercised the least amount of control over the commercial and political practices in their colonies?
Great Britain
True or false Ethnic and cultural divisions between peoples were used by colonial powers to maintain control of their colonies?
true
What is Divinding the powers of government as the colonial charters did is called?
Seperation of Powers
What countries would be considered European colonial powers?
Britain, Holland, France, Belgium and Germany are all examples of colonial powers.
Why did the slave trade lead to underdevelopment in Africa and develpment in Europe?
The slave trade brought money and prosperity to Europe, but the slave trade was not the leading cause for the underdevelopment of Africa. That can be attributed to colonialism due to the fact that the colonizing countries took what resources they wanted and funneled the wealth derived back to their own countries. The colonial powers did not allow the native inhabitants opportunities or education and used them as slaves or indentured servants. That left the native people little means to develop their own countries and the colonial powers were not interested in the prosperity of those countries.
What was the worst colonial powers in Africa?
Germany.
What economic benefits did the imperial powers derive from their colonial empires?
Benefits for Imperial Powers
Did the colonial governors have the powers of patronage and the veto?
yes
