The Wenz Academy - 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900

Resistance fighters defend a stronghold in the forested Water Kloof during the Eighth Xhosa War in 1851. Xhosa, Kat River Khoi-khoi and some army deserters are depicted.

Once the Europeans set out to take over… it’s pretty difficult to stop them. Why? See UNIT 5. Their Industrial strength is just too powerful. This does NOT mean that the indigenous people simply let it happen. There are a myriad of examples all over the world where the people fight back. Check the map below but these are just a few of the more famous examples. The problem that all of these peoples face is: how do you fight an army of technologically advanced westerners who have railroad lines, telegraphs, steel ships, machines guns, etc... Most people will lose. Most people will not be able to match the military prowess and technology of the new conquerors. Most of the planet will be taken over by these guys. But, there are a select few who end up succeeding…

6.3 AMSCO Chapter

6.3 CED (AP's Required Content)

Objective:
C. Explain how and why internal and external factors have influenced the process of state building from 1750 to 1900.

Theme:
C. GOV (Governance)

Skills:

C. GOV
Explain how and why internal and external factors have influenced the process of state building from 1750 to 1900.

Historical Development
Increasing questions about political authority and growing nationalism contributed to anti-colonial movements. Anti-imperial resistance took various forms, including direct resistance within empires and the creation of new states on the peripheries. Examples of this direct resistance include; Túpac Amaru II’s rebellion in Peru, Samory Touré’s military battles in West Africa, Yaa Asantewaa War in West Africa, and the 1857 rebellion in India (Sepoy Rebellion). In addition there were the formation of new states such as the Establishment of independent states in the Balkans, the Sokoto Caliphate in modern-day Nigeria, the Cherokee Nation in the U.S., and the Zulu Kingdom. Increasing discontent with imperial rule led to rebellions, some of which were influenced by religious ideas and led to rebellions like the, Ghost Dance in the U.S., the Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement in Southern Africa, and the Mahdist wars in Sudan.