Colonization of the Igbo
Colonialism can acquire numerous results that change a society which can be positive or negative however within the Igbo culture it has flourished and become a positive input to their growing society. The Igbo society became colonized by the British when slave trade accelerated in 1807. The British shared their religion, Christianity, which many Igbo people have taken in as their own. The colonialism has also provided the women of this culture more rights and freedoms, which otherwise would not have been part of their previous way of life. Furthermore, the colonialism of the Igbo enabled for modernization and advancements in the economy and trading system. Despite losing parts of their traditional culture, which still remains part of their way of life, the colonization has aided the Igbo in women’s rights along with modernizing certain aspects of their lives.
One way that the Colonization of the Igbo tribe was that it gave women more privileges. For example women were often in charge of some harvesting a trading, and often had …show more content…
By allowing the production and export of cash crops in large quantities, as well as trading and buying and selling of local crafts and products. One final thing it did was increase the number of people who opened their own shops and people who worked for those shops. In the article “ Igbo People” by the New World Encyclopedia it says, “The principal exports are palm oil and palm kernels, harvested from the fruit of the palm tree. Exported to Europe in large quantities, it is a profitable cash crop. Trading, local crafts, and physical labor are also important to the economy. A high literacy rate has helped many to become civil servants and business entrepreneurs” ( New World Encyclopedia Economics Section). This is one way colonialism had a positive effect on the Igbo
Colonialism can acquire numerous results that change a society which can be positive or negative however within the Igbo culture it has flourished and become a positive input to their growing society. The Igbo society became colonized by the British when slave trade accelerated in 1807. The British shared their religion, Christianity, which many Igbo people have taken in as their own. The colonialism has also provided the women of this culture more rights and freedoms, which otherwise would not have been part of their previous way of life. Furthermore, the colonialism of the Igbo enabled for modernization and advancements in the economy and trading system. Despite losing parts of their traditional culture, which still remains part of their way of life, the colonization has aided the Igbo in women’s rights along with modernizing certain aspects of their lives.
One way that the Colonization of the Igbo tribe was that it gave women more privileges. For example women were often in charge of some harvesting a trading, and often had …show more content…
By allowing the production and export of cash crops in large quantities, as well as trading and buying and selling of local crafts and products. One final thing it did was increase the number of people who opened their own shops and people who worked for those shops. In the article “ Igbo People” by the New World Encyclopedia it says, “The principal exports are palm oil and palm kernels, harvested from the fruit of the palm tree. Exported to Europe in large quantities, it is a profitable cash crop. Trading, local crafts, and physical labor are also important to the economy. A high literacy rate has helped many to become civil servants and business entrepreneurs” ( New World Encyclopedia Economics Section). This is one way colonialism had a positive effect on the Igbo