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EUROPEAN COLONIZATION OF AFRICA: TIMELINESocial Studies for 10th E.G.B.Teacher: Mauricio Torres
Importance• This is a “step by step guide” of how Africa was colonized.• Takes notes of why each event was important, so you can
later compare it to the slide show when you have to study for the test.
• And yes, try to remember the years in which these events happened.
1488• Moroccans invade the kingdom of Mali
1542 • Portugal helps Ethiopia end the Arab invasion.
1562• Britain begins slave trade in Africa
1570• Angola becomes a Portuguese colony.
1591• Moroccan forces destroy the Songhai Empire
1625• Holland involved in the slave trade.
1637-1641• Holland seizes Portugal’s Elmina, Sao Tome, and Luanda
trading posts.
1642• France involved in slave trade
1651• Britain invades Gambia
1652• Dutch East India Company founded Cape of Good Hope,
and the Dutch Boers colony develops.
1659• France invades Senegal
1660• Kingdom of Kongo defeated by Portugal
1701-1896• The independent Asante Empire.
1787• British found Freetown in West Africa. Freed slaves found
Sierra Leone.
1792• British found Freetown in West Africa. Freed slaves found
Sierra Leone.
1797• British forces capture the South African Cape Town colony
from the Dutch.
1805-1953• Muhammad Ali Dynasty rules Egypt.
1806• Britain annexes the Dutch Cape colony.
1807• Britain abolishes slave trade.
1816-1828• Shaka Zulu establish the Zulu Kingdom and starts the
Zulu Mfecane, fighting against British forces.
1821• Liberia is formed by African-Americans.
1827• French invade the city of Algiers.
1839• Boers invade Swaziland after Sabhuza I of Swaziland has
died.
1845• Great Britain introduces system of segregation in Natal.
1847• The Republic of Liberia becomes independent from the
U.S.
1854-1856• Scottish David Livingstone explores the Zambezi River.
1860-1862• Spain occupies the Rif and Tetouan.
1860• Indian indentured labourers are brought to Natal to work
in sugar plantations.• Morocco cedes Ifni and the Western Sahara to Spain.
1869• Suez Canal opened.
Ask Yourself• Summarize:
• What were the main motives behind African colonization?• Analyze:
• Does it look like a race between European nations?
Research
GERMANY – ITALY – FRANCE – BELGIUM
• Find out when these countries established their first colonies in Africa and where.
• Make a list and include the reasons why they colonized these areas.