How did the demand for raw materials shape the colonies ?

When colonization began europeans thought africans would be buying european goods in great quantities

they were wrong

European businesses needed africa's raw materials

Major sources of wealth in africa proved to be the continent's rich mineral resources

Businesses developed cash crop plantations

Products grown here replaced the food crops grown by farmers for their families

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