Impact+on+tribal+life+(9-2)

=Group: Impact of colonialism and missionaries on tribal life= How did this effect the economy; religion and customs; family life; law; education; government structure; military.

The first missionaries came to Nigeria from Portugal. They brought with them many things including christianity, a new government system, and many people. At first these missionaries were welcomed because they weren't harming or disturbing anyone. Eventually however, they began preeching christianity to all the people in Nigeria. Most of the natives disregarded this new religion, dismissing it as foolish. Some people were interested but hesitant to join the religion. Many people however, converted to christianity and many of them were forced to leave their families. This affected people because is gave them doubt in their religion and their lives were based mainly around their gods. Not only religion was affected, almost everything about the Nigerians daily life changed. The British Missionaries started doing more trading and soon many commonly found things in Nigeria were being sold to other countries for very high prices. The British also brought with them a new government. Soon after building churches they started building court houses and taking the law into their own hands. They dealt with a lot of the crime that happened and they would hang a lot of criminals.

Many natives of Nigeria sided with the missionaries for several reasons. Many decided they were good people because along with building churches and court houses they built school and hospitals for them and their children. They felt that if these missionaries were giving their families a better life than they must be good people. Another reason for many Nigerians siding with the British is that many Nigerians were being shipped to american as slaves. One day the British out lawed slavery and started freeing many slaves. The slaves felt that their lives were saved by the British and they repaid them by helping convert other natives.