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During and after the Napoleonic period, the western powers gradually abolished slavery, which led to a collapse in demand and consequently a decline of the West African empires, and the gradual increase of western influence during the 19th century (the "Scramble for Africa"), in the case of Nigeria concluding with the British protectorates of ...
Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence. [8] Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 and established the Oil River Protectorate in 1884.
The western coast of Nigeria became the slave coast. In contrast to the Gold Coast further west (today's Ghana), the Europeans did not establish any fortified bases here until the middle of the 19th century. The harbour of Calabar on the historic Bay of Biafra became one of the largest slave trading centres in West Africa.
Since the idea was first advanced by Barbara Welter in 1966, many historians have argued that the subject is far more complex and nuanced than terms such as "Cult of Domesticity" or "True Womanhood" suggest, and that the roles played by and expected of women within the middle-class, 19th-century context were quite varied and often contradictory.
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Nigeria entered a period of decolonization and growing Nigerian nationalism. 1950: A conference of northern and southern delegates was held in Ibadan. 1951: MacPherson Constitution. Yoruba-aligned Action Group founded; headed by Obafemi Awolowo. [2] 1953: 1 May: Northern vs. Southern violence breaks out in the Northern city of Kano. 1956
19th-century establishments in Lagos (5 C, 6 P) Pages in category "19th-century establishments in Nigeria" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.