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British Colonial Commercialism (19th-20th Centuries) : The Nigeria Experience

Authors: EREGARE Emmanuel , & ADESEGUN Abiodun

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Babcock Journal Of History And International Studies

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The history of European commercial activities in the Nigerian area received a boost following the abolition of the slave trade and the quest by Britain to establish ‘legitimate’ trade in the area. Thereafter, the oil palm trade with Britain flourished in the Niger Delta area and other parts of Nigeria. Trade also expanded to include other cash crops that could fuel British industries in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. It is not surprising that it was the European traders and missionaries who called for the British government’s protection and greater involvement in the political administration of the colonies. With the British bombardment of Lagos and the subsequent establishment of the Colony of Lagos in 1861, colonialism in Nigeria was well on its way. Colonial rule and trade went hand in hand well in to the 1950s until Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960.

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EREGARE,E. ADESEGUN,A. . (2015). British Colonial Commercialism (19th-20th Centuries) : The Nigeria Experience, 2 (), 16-16.

EREGARE,E. ADESEGUN,A. . "British Colonial Commercialism (19th-20th Centuries) : The Nigeria Experience" 2, no (), (2015): 16-16.

EREGARE,E. and ADESEGUN,A. and . (2015). British Colonial Commercialism (19th-20th Centuries) : The Nigeria Experience, 2 (), pp16-16.

EREGAREE, ADESEGUNA, . British Colonial Commercialism (19th-20th Centuries) : The Nigeria Experience. 2015, 2 ():16-16.

EREGARE,Emmanuel , and ADESEGUN,Abiodun . "British Colonial Commercialism (19th-20th Centuries) : The Nigeria Experience", 2 . (2015) : 16-16.

E.Emmanuel & A.Abiodun , "British Colonial Commercialism (19th-20th Centuries) : The Nigeria Experience" vol.2, no., pp. 16-16, 2015.

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