By. Kailyn Wilson

 Begin in 1807  Resulted from Great Britain ending slave trade  White Westerns begin to settle  Wanted to spread Christianity and development  Wanted to improve life in the tribes

 Multiple tribes were affected  Most common are:  Benin  Yoruba  Ife  Nok and  Igbo

 The “white man” was there to take over  The things spoken of were false  Their religion brought false hope the tribes  Only poor people in the village would listen  There was no such thing as ONE God

 They could convert many Nigerians to Christianity  Their methods would improve living conditions  By establishing schools and churches they could educate

Negative affects included:  Division between religion  Division over cultural rituals  The goods of the tribes were being striped  Regular trading item prices increased  Increased violence

 Positive effects included:  Introduction of modern communication  Formal Education and Medicine  Political and Economic set up  Ended Cannibalism

 Changed traditions of the culture and political set up  Promoted the spread of unhealthy and incurable diseases  Established healthier trade between Africa and Europe  Encouraged Education and Religion

 Quick process with needed help  Acquired through British Economic Recovery Policy -removed surpluses in spending  Became an “in-direct” Government Rule - Seek help from government when necessary  Alleviated some Western Approaches -Christianity - Schooling

Sadowsky, Jonathan Hal. Imperial Bedlam: Institutions of Madness in Colonial Southwest Nigeria. University of California Press, 1999 eBook collection. Web. 25 Apr. 2012