Madagascar+History

 **__ Event 1 – Madagascar __** **__Becoming a French Colony__** 1896  __ The British accepted the imposition of a French protectorate over ____ Madagascar ____ in 1890 in return for eventual British control over ____ Zanzibar ____ and as a part of an overall definition if spheres-of-influence in the area. The French established control over ____ Madagascar ____ by military force between 1895-1896. __ **__Event 2 – Bantu Immigration__** __ Bantu’s came to settle in ____ Madagascar ____. They had to cross the ____ Mozambique Channel ____ to get to ____ Madagascar ____ about the same time the Indonesians arrived. They brought (Bantu’s) gourd-like jejolava the instruments of Malagasy Music. They also brought a cultural trait associated with ____ East Africa ____. __ **__Event 3 – Arrival of European Colonists__** 1646 __ The English and French tried to establish settlements on this island but failed. A lot of English and American colonists tried to establish land on ____ Madagascar ____. Every time one did they failed but got a little better at it. In the late 17th century the French established trade-posts along the east coast. __ **__Event 4 – Pirates and Slave Traders__** __ Between 1680-1725 ____ Madagascar ____ became a pirate stronghold. __ **__Event 5 – The Merina Monarchy__** 1810-1897 __ Madagascar has had Kings and Queens, King Arianampoin, Merina his son, King I Ramada I, Queen Ranavora I, King Ramada II, Queen Rasoaherina, Queen Ranavora II. Towards the end French invaded and had a war called Franco-Hova War. __ __ Indians in ____ Madagascar ____ descend mostly from traders who arrived in the newly independent nation looking for better opportunities. The majority came from the west coast of ____ India ____. They speak Hindi or Gujarati. How, people speak French, English, or Gujarati. __
 * __ Event 6 – Indiansin Madagascar __**