One significant characteristic of the Congo Free State colony which Belgium established, was B. The colony became extremely profitable through its use of a violent forced-labor system.
<h3>What happened in the Congo Free State colony?</h3>
When King Leopold II established a Belgian colony in the Congo, he was brutal with its inhabitants and imposed a forced-labor system.
This allowed the colony to become very profitable as King Leopold II did not have to pay for labor costs.
