DBQ

Begin Document Analysis here:

Document: A
Facts:
1. France owns about the most land in Africa
a. France doesnt get that many resources from their property because most of their
property is located in the Sahara desert
2. Spanish owned the least amount of land in Africa
a. Spanish didnt have a big purpose to own part of Africa
3. There was hardly any land free of Europes ownership for the Africans
a. Africa didnt get any say on their home country and the independent states would
probably eventually be overruled.
Document: B
Facts:
1. England will infiltrate other land to broaden and expand its borders and ruling
b. England wanted to be on top of the world and have control of everything and
everyone (very manipulated)
2. Germany should learn the colonial skills of their new land
b. By taking in the colonial skills, Germany can blend in with their surroundings and
can be able to work with what they have
3. Both England and Germany had the intent of owning parts of Africa
b. They both wanted to succeed with what land they had
Document: C
Facts:
1. Europeans made weapons (Maxim gun and repeating rifle)
c. In order to be prepared to invade Africa and take its land, Europe needed
something to protect themselves and give them an advantage when going into the
continent.
2. They made transportation units
c. By inventing the steamboat, Europe could arrive in Africa faster and have a better
source of power through an engine versus sail or horse-drawn carriages.
3. All these inventions were created either before or close to when Europes countries took over
Africa.
c. These specific inventions were used because they were powerful and they would
support the takeover.
Document: D
Facts:
1. All these countries (of Europe) chose specific colonies
d. Europe chose the countries they chose because they didnt have those
resources in their native land or they were low on those materials

2. Jewels and food sources were the most common seen in the list
d. Jewels and minerals were sold for money and to expand their industrial chain
and food sources were for food products.
3. Great Britain used their land to find minerals (non-renewable ones) only
d. Britain used their land of Africa for money sources such as gold, diamond, zinc,
and copper.
Document: E
Facts:
1. In 1854, more resources were being imported from Africa instead of exported
e. They found more materials in the earlier years to use and send back to Europe
2. In 1900, more resources were being exported to Africa instead of imported.
e. As the years passed, Europe collected more of the resources they were looking
for causing the amount of each source to decrease.
3. The number of pounds being imported and exporting increased
e. As technology advanced, miners could find faster and easier ways to find the
resources and transport them.
Document: F
Facts:
1. The British wanted to make Africa theirs
f. They had their forces that would stay persistent and would make sure they would
claim the land they came for
2. The South African tribe was under defeat
f. The South African king was saying he was weaker than England and that
England has has advanced more and has more power.
3. England was intent and contentious to taking South Africa
f. In both texts, England said they were to take over and South Africa admitted as
well they were going into new ruling of Great Britain (meaning England defeated them.)
Document:
Facts:
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g. Inference
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Document:
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Begin Outline here: Please follow outline process- Look at the 5 paragraph construction as a
model of how your outline should look.
Grabber - Imagine having all your land being taken under your feet. The land you once
belonged to is now under new rule. Ruling where nothing for you is good and you are basically a
slave to the society. What was the cause of all this?
Claim - The driving force behind European imperialism in Africa was money and greediness
(may change back to this)
The driving force behind European imperialism in Africa was power (hungry)
Reason(s)
wanted to own a continent - owing a whole nother continent, they can expand
their borders of authority
- Europe owned most of Africa (Doc A)
- there were only a few independent states that werent retained by
Europe (Doc A)
have an influence on them - the people will follow under their ruling and choices
After their arrival in Africa in 1539, the British had an enormous influence
on the diverse group of Africans living in the area now known as Nigeria. For hundreds of
years, British missionaries, merchants, and soldiers interacted with the Nigerians, along
the Atlantic coast line, bringing them Christianity, British education, and the English
language.
(Doc B) Germany was going to learn the colonial skills and by doing that,
they could take over the Africans

The more resources, the more power

They had good resources, but they didnt give them, they just took
things from other countries, and didnt give out as much as they took.(Doc E)
The materials that different tribes had affected the economy of
England. Cosmetics, drugs, jewelry, and different metals were some of many
valuables which contributed to the industrial or economic use.(Doc D)
The resources that Africa had could be used for many things that
needed to be done, and they werent giving the resources, and there some very
helpful materials, and since they didnt give them away then Europe couldnt use
them if they needed to.(Doc D) and (Doc E)

Begin Essay here: Please follow model below

Imagine having all your land being taken under your feet. The land that once belonged to
you is now under new rule. Where the rules for you arent good and you are basically a slave to
the society. What was the cause of all this? This all happened and started in the year of 1870
and onward till 1900. Europe decided to imperialize the continent of Africa. Each country owned
a part of a country or even region depending on how much was granted. But what was the
driving force behind this expansion? The driving force behind the European imperialism in
Africa was power and being hungry for it because Europe wanted to own a whole continent,
have an influence on the Africans, and the more resources the more power.
To begin with, the driving force behind the European imperialism in Africa was
wanting to own a continent. In Document A, you can see in the map that Europe owns
basically the whole African continent. Theres only a few independent states that are free of
European ruling. Some countries barely owned any land. For example, Spain. Most of the
European countries were involved in this, claimed a part of Africa. But by also showing that most
of Africa is ruled by Europe means they could extend their borders of authority. At one point,
England owned the most land in the world. Land meant more power as well because they
had more control of everything now that they had sovereignty. If you had more land you
had more people to rule over which meant more power and this is why the driving force
was being power hungry.
Secondly, the Europeans wanted to have an influence on the people of Africa. This
passage shows that the British was going to have a significant influence on the Nigerian people
and by doing that, they could put down laws, language, and government throughout the land:
After their arrival in Africa in 1539, the British had an enormous influence on the diverse group of
Africans living in the area now known as Nigeria. For hundreds of years, British missionaries, merchants,
and soldiers interacted with the Nigerians, along the Atlantic coast line, bringing them Christianity, British
education, and the English language. Also in [Doc B], an excerpt from a colonial leader Freidrich

Fabri, he states that the German influence should learn the colonial skills of the and they were
going to take over. By being able to obtain the colonial skills, they can connect more to the
land they have and from that angle, theyd be able to manipulate more by having full
control over them.
Last but not least, the more resources the more power. Throughout the whole
continent, all the countries collected resources for their own needs. By doing that they could
make cosmetics, drugs, jewelry, and different metals were some of many valuables which
contributed to the industrial or economic use.(Doc D). Also, while in the process of all this
collecting and transporting of resources, the Europeans did this without the Africans consent.
They took and didnt give back and when they did, they barely gave anything (Doc E). By being
able to do this shows power because they can go over Africas head and do what they
want without the natives say in anything. With the advantage of a surplus of resources,
Europe was also able to make weapons and basically anything with what they had. This
boosts them up in the hierarchy of the countries in the world that have the most control
and power.

In conclusion, the driving force behind European imperialism in Africa was power hungry
because they wanted to own a continent, have an influence on the people, and the more
resources the more power. By being capable of all these things, it shows that they had power
already and by accomplishing these ones, their authority could be broadened. By also creating
an influence on the Africans, they can takeover the Africans lifestyle and whole life system.
Africa was basically a gold mine that Europe got to first. They used what they had to their
advantage of making more inventions and useful products. But why did Europe decide to
imperialise Africa instead of another continent or country?

5 Paragraph Essay construction

Introduction
Grabber- What can you say about the topic to grab the attention of
the reader?
Claim Is it arguable? Facts are not claims
It cant be too general, or too specific
Does it address the prompt?
Is interesting?
Is it clear and concise?
Back ground What are the important details that the reader
needs to know about your topic?
Roadmap This is where you briefly introduce the reasons you
have to defend your claim.
Clearly stated, concise

Body Paragraphs
State your Reason
Is it arguable? This is like a subclaim, cant be a
fact
Does your reason support your claim?
Present evidence
Must quote and cite your sources
Several pieces of evidence help in convincing your
reader you are correct
The more evidence the easier your warrant will be
Justification (Warrant, Argument)
How does your evidence support your reason?
Claim? Answering this question will provide you with a justification

Conclusion

Restate your claim

It can be worded a little differently if you wish

Provide Insight
A short summary of your warrants
Provide a Wrinkle
What could be a reason thats not as
obvious, or that was not previously presented in your essay
This is a chance to allow your reader
to further think about your topic after theyve read it.

Five Paragraph Essay Draft Checklist

Revision Process:
1. Before Peer Review, read your paper and complete the self-check using this checklist.
2. With your peer, take turns reading each others essay aloud. You will use this checklist to check one anothers
papers.
a. Bold your Claim
b. Highlight your Roadmap
c. Bold your reasons
d. Highlight your evidence
e. Bold your justifications
f.
Highlight your Wrinkle
3. Partners should do the highlighting and bolding to ensure that all major parts of the essay are present.

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Introduction
Grabber- What can you say about the
topic to grab the attention of the reader?
Claim
Is it
arguable? Facts are not claims
It cant be too
general, or too specific
Does it
address the prompt?
Is
interesting?
Is it clear and
concise?
Back ground
What are the
important details that the reader needs to know about your topic?
Roadmap
This is where
you briefly introduce the reasons you have to defend your claim.
Clearly
stated, concise

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Body Paragraph #1

Subclaim - State your Reason

Is it
arguable? This is like a subclaim, cant be a fact
Does your
reason support your claim?
Present evidence
Must quote
and cite your sources

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pieces of evidence help in convincing your reader you are correct
The more
evidence the easier your warrant will be
Justification (Warrant, Reasoning,
Argument)
How does
your evidence support your reason? Claim? Answering this question
will provide you with a warrant

Body Paragraph #2

Subclaim - State your Reason

Is it
arguable? This is like a subclaim, cant be a fact
Does your
reason support your claim?
Prent evidence
Must quote
and cite your sources
Several
pieces of evidence help in convincing your reader you are correct
The more
evidence the easier your warrant will be
Justification (Warrant, Reasoning, Argument)
How does
your evidence support your reason? Claim? Answering this question
will provide you with a warrant

Body Paragraph #3

Subclaim - State your Reason

Is it
arguable? This is like a subclaim, cant be a fact
Does your
reason support your claim?
Present evidence
Must quote
and cite your sources
Several
pieces of evidence help in convincing your reader you are correct
The more
evidence the easier your warrant will be
Justification (Warrant, Reasoning, Argument)
How does
your evidence support your reason? Claim? Answering this question
will provide you with a warrant

Conclusion
Restate your
claim- (It can be worded a little differently if you wish)
Provide
Insight A short summary of your reasoning.
Provide a
Wrinkle (Give your reader something to further think about after
reading your paper)

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