By Hillary Jamieson 4/9/12 4 th block

 Started in the 1800’s  Stopped on October 1, 1960  October 1, 1960: Nigeria gained its independence.

 There were many reasons for colonizing Nigeria  Some of them were ◦ To spread religious beliefs ◦ Develop trade ◦ To get natural resources ◦ And to civilize the Nigerian Natives

 There are 250+ tribes in Nigeria  The major tribes affected by colonialism where ◦ Brono ◦ Oyo ◦ Igbo ◦ And Benin

 Got education  Practice of other religions  A more modern society  Started a government

 Loss of land  Loss of independence  Diseases killed many  Fights and wars  “Normality” was taken away

 British sent military to expand their territory  A charter gave the north part of Nigeria to the British  British ruled Nigeria in the late 19 th century

 Schools were established  Christianity was introduced  English was taught  A code of conduct was made for the villages

 Democracy  Wealthy economy for southern Nigeria

 Violence  Struggle for representation in government  Poverty

 Some traditional aspects remain, like languages, property rights, social class and food  Some houses still remain non-urban  Some ways of life are entangled with the urban influence  Roles are different for men and women