Africa in the Age of Imperialism - Saskatoon Public Schools
Africa in the Age of Imperialism - Saskatoon Public Schools
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.