European powers attempted to obtain as much of African terrain as they could. ... Transportation and communication systems were also brought and introduced to Africa. ... The negative effects were extremely unsatisfying to the Africans. ... This caused many conflicts between different types of people in Africa. ... English became the official language of India in order for the British to unify it. ...
They spoke a language similar to his own and resembled the people that he was accustomed to. ... All of these new ideas, languages, complexions, religions, and people were very different than those of his own people. He had an introduction to new languages that at first were just variations of his own, but as he met more people other than those of Africa, the languages became totally different. Especially noted of the English language, which was very strange to Equiano, but he learned it because he needed to. ... Survival was the primary goal of the Africans that were placed in the slave t...
Imperialism occurred throughout Africa, china, Latin America, and India. ... There was also a large industrial impact on Africa, and china, which was a branch off of imperialism. ... This was proven by the apparent 200 different languages, the existence of the cast system, 2 distinct religions, and 600 independent states. ... There was and industrial impact on Africa. ... Given the great geographic diversity of Africa in terms of natural resources, climate, vegetation, topography, and precipitation, there was no uniform model that the colonial powers used to raise revenue throughout Africa...
The language used in this narrative is very proper and Equiano also goes out of his way to show respect for the white Europeans while voicing his opinion on slavery as shown here: Tortures, murder, and every other imaginable barbarity and iniquity, are practiced upon poor slaves with impunity. ... He spends a lot of time showing similarities in African and European culture. ... Slaves in Africa were not sold or bought though. ... Equiano believes that slaves in Africa are not treated harshly at all though because, "they do no more work than other members of the community, even their m...
The acquisition of the Dutch Cape Colony during the Napoleonic Wars allowed the British a strong presence in South Africa. ... First of all, English is the most spoken language on the planet with nearly half a billion speakers. ...
