British Imperialism In Uganda Essay

Rough Draft The country of Uganda was first invaded by European imperialism in the year 1888. This first happened when the British East Africa Company came over in an attempt to expand their colonizations into this undiscovered world. At this time, Uganda was a developing third world country that showed a high amount of promise through their royal history and the high center of learning that the country had. When the British came in, they immediately attempted to gain more wealth by exploiting the natural resources that the country had. Under British imperialism, Ugandans were forced to suffer traumatically through their control of government, the turning of Ugandan tribes against each other, and the slave trade that ensued because of …show more content…
The way that the Europeans were able to take over the government would be that the British rulers and kings would have the Ugandan rulers sign treaties that would give the Europeans the access to natural resources in exchange for protection from other countries. A database describes this when it says “The Imperial British East Africa Company agreed to administer the region on behalf of the British government, and in 1890 Captain F.D. Lugard, the company’s agent, signed another treaty with Mwanga, whose kingdom of Buganda was now placed under the company’s protection”(Britannica). This quote describes how the protectorate was in place to help the Ugandans remain safe, but they were safe before, and then it gives the British a reason to easily extract the resources that the Ugandans have. This is an excellent example in showing how the British did not treat the Ugandans well during their role of imperialism because of how they exploited the country and fooled them into agreeing with certain