What Was the Purpose of the British Policy of Indirect

question 33

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the British policy of Indirect Rule?

• A) To force Africans to convert to Christianity
• B) To assimilate Africans into European thought and culture in order to "civilize" them
• C) To force African traditional rulers to send their children to school
• D) To give African rulers powers they didn't hold under their traditional ways of ruling
• E) To make use of traditional African rulers to assist in administering the colonies

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