Outline: Nigeria Colonial Period

Topic

Nigeria colonial period

Thesis statement

The slave trade was one of the major causes of the devastating internecine strife in southern Nigeria during the three centuries to the mid-1800s, when actually abolition occurred. In the nineteenth century, Britain was interested primarily in opening markets for its manufactured goods in West Africa and expanding commerce.

Introduction

This section introduce the general introduction of the topic. This section will discuss that the colonies period of Nigeria became part of British imperial expansion that focused on exploiting raw materials, minerals, and foodstuffs important to Western industrial development. Britain tried to encourage ...