Question

Why were europeans interested in colonizing africa?

Answer 1

Well, the Europeans were first interested in colonizing Africa because of trying to find a trade route to Asia. The land route was too expensive because of the taxes and too long. Later on, however, Europeans discovered natural resources, so the Europeans went deeper into Africa. After that, the Europeans are interested in the slave trade and start to kidnap Africans and sell them into their own homeland country.