Forced labor, hut taxes, and fiscal coercion in British West Africa (1887–1914)

1. Sierra Leone Railway construction begins

   Jan 1, 1896Labels: Sierra Leone, Freetown

   • SL Railway
   • Africana

2. Britain proclaims Sierra Leone Protectorate

   Aug 31, 1896Labels: Sierra Leone, District Commissioner

   • Cambridge Core
   • WorldHistory

3. House (hut) tax planned to fund rule

   Oct 1, 1896Labels: Governor Frederic, Hut Tax

   • Cambridge Core
   • Africana

4. Chiefs petition against the coming hut tax

   Nov 1, 1897Labels: Sierra Leone, Petition

   • Hut Tax War
   • Africana

5. Hut tax takes effect in Sierra Leone Protectorate

   Jan 1, 1898Labels: Hut Tax, District Officers

   • Africana
   • Hut Tax War

6. Hut Tax War breaks out in Sierra Leone

   Feb 1, 1898Labels: Bai Bureh, Hut Tax

   • Hut Tax War
   • Cambridge Core

7. West African Frontier Force created for regional control

   Jan 1, 1900Labels: West African, Colonial Office

   • WAFF
   • Cambridge Core

8. Northern Nigeria becomes a British protectorate

   Jan 1, 1900Labels: Northern Nigeria, Royal Niger

   • N Nigeria
   • Lugard

9. Post-war Sierra Leone administration tightens chief control

   Jan 1, 1901Labels: District Commissioner, Loyal Chiefs

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   • Cambridge Core

10. Northern Territories of the Gold Coast formally established

    Jan 1, 1902Labels: Northern Territories, Gold Coast

    • Hansard
    • NT Gold Coast

11. Roads Ordinance turns roadwork into a labor tax

    Jan 1, 1902Labels: Roads Ordinance, Gold Coast

    • Cambridge IRSH
    • Gold Coast

12. Amalgamation of Nigeria reflects fiscal pressures

    Jan 1, 1914Labels: Amalgamation of, Frederick Lugard

    • CFR
    • Lugard