The Cambridge History of Africa

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“…Thus, in order to make the North accessible to the South and to develop its commerce, the colonial government started the construction of the railways. The first railway was constructed in1906 from Baro port to Kano (Robert, 1986). By 1911, another railway was built from Kano to Lagos.…”

Section: Economic Reformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Groundnuts were also cultivated in large quantities and the export reached 20.000 tons in 1913 instead of only 2.000 tons in 1911 ( Robert, 1986).…”

Section: Economic Reformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the beginning of the imposition of the British tax, money was neither controlled nor accounted by the residents, but later on that is after Lugard left Nigeria, the Native Treasuries were created by his successor H.R Palmer between 1906 and 1911 (Robert, 1986). Under the Native Treasuries, the kind and sum of taxes imposed was the work of the colonial administration.…”

Section: Fiscal Reformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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British Indirect Rule and Islam in Northern Nigeria (1900-1940)

Hallouch

2018

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When discussing European colonialism throughout history, one can never deny its impact upon the traditional religion of the colonized peoples. Europeans had always considered their colonial domination as being a "civilizing mission" which was based on the Christian principles and could not be achieved without challenging the traditional religion. Such colonists, who were eager to spread their Christian faith, found that the Christian missions were the main agents for conversion. These missions started first to convert the rulers by introducing new Christian ideas and principles. Once these rulers were converted, adherence of the ordinary people was a very easy task. When so doing, the Europeans succeeded to abolish the religious fundamentals of the traditional society. For instance in Togo and Ivory Coast, Christianity succeeded to gain a footing among their peoples and had a considerable position. This was not the pattern in Northern Nigeria, because despite the imposition of a series of reforms based on the Christian principles by the British through the Indirect Rule system, Islam continued to spread during the colonial era. The objective of this research paper is to look for the factors that contributed to the propagation of Islam in spite of the dominating foreign ideology and religion. For this end, it is necessary to examine the Fulani Islamic system, the Caliphate under colonial rule and the spread of Islam under British domination .It is concluded that through the maintenance of Quranic schools, restriction in the missionaries' activities and the opening of major trade routes,

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Section: Economic Reformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Groundnuts were also cultivated in large quantities and the export reached 20.000 tons in 1913 instead of only 2.000 tons in 1911 ( Robert, 1986).…”

Section: Economic Reformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Fiscal Reformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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