Posted by Eve on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 9:11pm.
Please read this article carefully.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Africa
That entire article is a little overwhelming. Could you maybe point out what heading to look under?
Eve -- you posted this just 3 minutes after I posted the link to the article. You can't possibly have studied the article in that length of time. Please take the time to read the article and zero in on the parts that pertain to your question.
Actually...I think I found it. I read that they were originally planning to use it as a base for trade. Is that correct?
That's only a small part of the answer. Please keep reading.
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