What roles did native peoples play in the process of governing and managing their empires?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Role of native peoples in government
1. white imperialism relied on native collaborators
a. Asian, African, and Pacific states were participants in empire and
that native peoples were its exploiters and manipulators, as well as
its victims
b. without the consent of native communities, empires were
unmanageably expensive
c. without native help in administration and policing, Western
empires could never have functioned
2. India
a. indirect rule by the British harnessed native cooperation
b. Indian troops in British armies
c. adopt the native government already existing; be content with
controlling their excesses and maintaining peace between them
3. local, regional, and subordinate native rulers retained real power
a. became native adminstrators
4. european imperialism could have transforming effects on methods of
government and ways of life
a. changes in legal systems are a good way to measure the
impact of an empire
5. educated natives were indispensable and interpreters were vital
6. local allies enabled the Europeans to overcome resistance
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