1880 Pierre de Brazza Middle Congo French Equatorial Africa 14,000
When did the French take control of the region to the north of the Congo River? Who brokered a traty with the Makoko people? What was the French Congo's name changed to in 1903? What group of French colonies was created in 1908? How many people are estimated to have died as a result of the creation of the Congo-Ocean Railroad?
The area north of the Congo River came under French sovereignty in 1880 as a result of Pierre de Brazza's treaty with Makoko of the Bateke. This Congo Colony became known first as French Congo, then as Middle Congo in 1903. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising Middle Congo, Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (the modern Central African Republic). The French designated Brazzaville as the federal capital. Economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule in Congo centered on natural-resource extraction. The methods were often brutal: construction of the Congo–Ocean Railroad following World War I has been estimated to have cost at least 14,000 lives.
question: When did the French take control of the region to the north of the Congo River?, answer: 1880 | question: Who brokered a traty with the Makoko people?, answer: Pierre de Brazza | question: What was the French Congo's name changed to in 1903?, answer: Middle Congo | question: What group of French colonies was created in 1908?, answer: French Equatorial Africa | question: How many people are estimated to have died as a result of the creation of the Congo-Ocean Railroad?, answer: 14,000