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Africa in the Age of Imperialism - Saskatoon Public Schools

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Explor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Interior<br />

• David Liv<strong>in</strong>gstone (1813-1873) – a British physician and<br />

missionary – spent many years sett<strong>in</strong>g up Christian missions<br />

<strong>in</strong> Central <strong>Africa</strong>. His reports made <strong>the</strong> British public aware<br />

<strong>of</strong> opportunities <strong>in</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> for bus<strong>in</strong>ess people as well as<br />

missionaries.<br />

• George Goldie (1846-1925)<br />

charted <strong>the</strong> Niger River.<br />

Henry Stanley (1841-1904) trekked<br />

<strong>in</strong>land from <strong>the</strong> East <strong>Africa</strong>n coast to<br />

discover <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Congo River.

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