Question

True False
British weapons were faster and deadlier than the African weapons.


The British had all of their colonies in Africa.


British colonies in Africa were located along the northwest coastline.


Great Britain’s empire in Africa was larger than Great Britain itself.


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Answer 1

1. True — British forces used modern firearms, artillery and later machine guns, which were generally faster and deadlier than the traditional weapons used by many African societies during the colonial period.

2. False — Britain’s colonies were worldwide (Asia, the Caribbean, North America historically, the Pacific, etc.), not all in Africa.

3. False — British colonies in Africa were spread across the continent (north, east, west, south and interior), not only along the northwest coast.

4. True — The territories Britain controlled in Africa covered far more land area (and in many cases more population) than the island of Great Britain itself.