Colonial administration in West Africa was-a result of
a need for a new environment
the desire to under-develop West Africa
a need for raw materials and markets
the urge to introduce western education
Correct answer is C
The purpose of colonization was to serve as a source of inexpensive labor and natural resources. Most colonists had faced difficult lives in Britain, Ireland, Scotland, or Germany. They came to the Africa to escape poverty, warfare, political turmoil, famine and disease. They believed colonial life offered new opportunities.