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British Colonial Commercialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Nigerian Experience

Authors: EREGARE Emmanuel

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The history of European commercial activities in the Nigeria area received a boost of following the abolition of the slave trade and the quest by Britain to establish â€˜legitimateâ€™ 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 industrial revolution. It is not surprising that it was the European traders and missionaries who called for the British governmentâ€™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 into the 1950s until Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960.

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EREGARE,E. . (0000). British Colonial Commercialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Nigerian Experience, 0 (), 0-0.

EREGARE,E. . "British Colonial Commercialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Nigerian Experience" 0, no (), (0000): 0-0.

EREGARE,E. and . (0000). British Colonial Commercialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Nigerian Experience, 0 (), pp0-0.

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EREGARE,Emmanuel , . "British Colonial Commercialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Nigerian Experience", 0 . (0000) : 0-0.

E.Emmanuel , "British Colonial Commercialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Nigerian Experience" vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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