Theory question 107
Colonial AdministrationHighlight five differences between the Crown Colony and the Protectorate.
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Any five: a crown colony was acquired by conquest/cession, a protectorate by treaty of protection; crown colony was part of British territory, protectorate was not; people of a colony were British subjects, those of a protectorate were British protected persons; colony was ruled directly by British officials, protectorate indirectly through chiefs (indirect rule); colony had a Legislative Council with some elected members, protectorate was ruled by proclamation; English law applied in the colony, customary law in the protectorate; colony was usually coastal/smaller (e.g. Lagos, Freetown), protectorate the large hinterland.
Present each difference as a pair: colony ... while protectorate ...