Question

What economic factors motivated Europeans push into African territory?

Demand for Raw Materials Shapes Colonies When European countries began colonizing, many believed that Africans would soon be buying European goods in great quantities. They were wrong; few Africans bought European goods. However, European businesses still needed raw materials from Africa. The major source of great wealth in Africa proved to be the continent’s rich mineral resources. The Belgian Congo contained untold wealth in copper and tin. Even these riches seemed small compared with the gold and diamonds in South Africa.
Businesses eventually developed cash-crop plantations to grow peanuts, palm oil, cocoa, and rubber. These products displaced the food crops grown by farmers to feed their families.

Answer 1

What answer can u eliminate

Answer 2

gold and dimoond

Answer 3

find more to eliminate

Answer 4

idk my brain not working i think we can also eliminate products displaced the food crops grown by farmers to feed their families.

Answer 5

Ok now what do u think is the answer?

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rich mineral resources.

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go ahead if u think thats the answer

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no but that is why i need help to know if im thinking correctly

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I cant give u a direct answer

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just put what u think

Answer 11

then you are doing no help

Answer 12

Well i can get in trouble if I give u a direct answer

Answer 13

its against the rules and u should know that?

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my brain fried help

Answer 15

Well, actually you don't want to eliminate gold and diamonds. The first sentence says that Europe was hunting and wanting these precious minerals. And later it says that Africa was rich in these minerals. So now we have two points that we are gonna have to connect

1. Europe wanted Rare Minerals
2. Africa was rich in Rare Minerals.

Answer 16

so Demand for Raw Materials

Answer 17

Yes that's perfect! Europe colonized Africa because they wanted Rare Minerals

Answer 18

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Answer 19

Of course <3 make sure to best response and all that jazz

And if you need more help, don't hesitate to ask!

Answer 20

aint that a direct answer?

Answer 21

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aint that a direct answer?
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nopee

Answer 22

Nah, I gave him the information to come to his own conclusion

Answer 23

ohh so thats what she was looking for?

Answer 24

She kept begging me

Answer 25

Yes, the paragraph was a bit confusing so clarifying the information makes it easier to understand

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K sorry russian

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btw ima girl

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yea ik

Answer 29

u begged me