Why Was Africa Not Colonized Like America
Soon Other European Powers Became Interested in Africa’s Coasts, but Tropical Diseases, a Lack of Transportation and Other Difficulties Made It So Few...
Soon other European powers became interested in Africa’s coasts, but tropical diseases, a lack of transportation and other difficulties made it so few Europeans ventured inland in Africa until the late 1800s. Africa was nicknamed “the dark continent” because much of its interior remained a mystery for centuries.
Why do you think the Americas were colonized before Africa?
The resources in America were very valuable. Spices, rare metals and new crops were found in abundance. While Africa has some of these, they weren’t discovered until much later. It took less effort to just buy slaves from local kings and warlords.
Why didn't Europeans take over Africa?
Simply put, until the industrial revolution in Europe, the European armies were equally matched with the African armies, so the Europeans were scared to attempt any invasion of African states. When Europeans started arriving on the West African coast around the 15th centuries, they did not think of any invasion.
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