Colonial domination and African resistance

Objective: Explain formal colonial rule and economic imperialism, distinguish their meanings, and apply them to a described case.

Formal colonial rule: Formal rule establishes direct or indirect imperial political control. Economic imperialism: Economic imperialism exerts domination through unequal commercial or financial power without necessarily annexing territory. Slavery and imperialism involved coercion and unequal power under different systems. Comparison should preserve enslaved people's humanity and agency while distinguishing routes, periods, and institutions. Formal abolition and independence did not instantly end exploitation or inherited inequality. Colonial documents must be examined for creators' interests and categories. Modernization could accompany imperial expansion, so technological change alone does not establish a peaceful or equal relationship. Application: An outside state reorganizes local authority. This most directly illustrates formal colonial rule. A state faces coercive economic arrangements. This most directly illustrates economic imperialism.

Objective: Explain partition of africa and colonial labor, distinguish their meanings, and apply them to a described case.

Partition of Africa: European partition imposed territorial claims with limited regard for existing African political communities. Colonial labor: Colonial labor systems often used coercion and unequal legal arrangements. Slavery and imperialism involved coercion and unequal power under different systems. Comparison should preserve enslaved people's humanity and agency while distinguishing routes, periods, and institutions. Formal abolition and independence did not instantly end exploitation or inherited inequality. Colonial documents must be examined for creators' interests and categories. Modernization could accompany imperial expansion, so technological change alone does not establish a peaceful or equal relationship. Application: A map contrasts new borders with prior connections. This most directly illustrates partition of africa. A policy compels work for extraction projects. This most directly illustrates colonial labor.

Objective: Explain resistance strategy and colonial archive critique, distinguish their meanings, and apply them to a described case.

Resistance strategy: Resistance includes armed action, organizing, negotiation, and cultural persistence. Colonial archive critique: Critique examines officials' categories and interests rather than treating colonial records as neutral descriptions. Slavery and imperialism involved coercion and unequal power under different systems. Comparison should preserve enslaved people's humanity and agency while distinguishing routes, periods, and institutions. Formal abolition and independence did not instantly end exploitation or inherited inequality. Colonial documents must be examined for creators' interests and categories. Modernization could accompany imperial expansion, so technological change alone does not establish a peaceful or equal relationship. Application: A community chooses a strategy against imposed control. This most directly illustrates resistance strategy. A source's label is compared with local evidence. This most directly illustrates colonial archive critique.