Which of the following was not an important effect of the colonization of Africa? A. European powers exploited the continent's resources. B. Large numbers of colonists settled in Africa to capitalize on its available farmland. C. New nations were created with little regard for existing tribal and ethnic boundaries. D. African nations struggled to establish stable economies after independence.
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B. Large numbers of colonists resettled in Africa for its available farmland.
- While it is true there were some settlements and colonists in areas like Algeria, Kenya, and South Africa, on the whole colonization of Africa did not result in a significant resettlement of Europeans to farm the land.
- The primary motives for European colonization were to extract resources and to establish strategic control points; large-scale settlement and development of farmlands by Europeans was not a common feature across the entire continent.