Question

Identify and explain one reason European powers colonized only the coast of Africa during the period 1450-1750 c.e

Answer 1

Disease was a big reason. Whenever Europeans ventured inwards, they were often struck down by malaria, yellow fever, etc. So they often kept to the coast.

Answer 2

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

One reason European powers colonized only the coast of Africa during the period 1450-1750 was the spread of Malaria over the African continent. For instance, the Portuguese were the firsts to land in Guinea, West Africa. In had to pas some years for the Europeans to realize the kind of raw materials and natural resources that existed in the African continent. Then. these European powers such as the British, French, Spaniards, and Portuguese colonize new lands and exploited these resources.