Friday, November 5, 2010

"when the whites came to our country,we had the land and they had the bible,now we have it they have the land "..........I think this mean that the white people was poor at a certain period of time then they gained money,and the blacks went poor n all they had was the word of god......lolz

Document 4

"When the whites came to our country we had the land and they had the bible , now we have the bible."

Document 5

European imperialism caused Africans to suffer many negative consequences. An
effect of imperialism which was negative for the Africans was that they lost many
freedoms.Africans were stripped of many rights such as freedom of speech, religion, and
the right to live a full life

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document 4 pt.a when the whites came to our country, we had the land and they had the bible, now we have the bible and they have to land.

i think that means the whites slowly took over and left them with a book. total domination.

document 4 pt b. how did the africans feel about the missonaries?

they feel as if they had an unusual, unknown, unfair trade with the land and the bible.

Document 5

The white man killed my father,
My father was proud.
The white man seduced my mother,
My mother was beautiful.
The white man burnt mt brother beneath the noonday sun,
My brother was strong.
His hands red with black blood
The white man turned on me;
And in the conqueror's voice said,
"Boy! a chair, a napkin, a drink.

Document 4

"When the Missionaries arrived, the Africans had the Land and the Missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible."

document 4 & 5

"When the whites came to our country,we had the land and they had the bible,and now we have the bible". The Africans felt like the were equal the missionaries since the missionaries