British colonial policies

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British colonial policies played a part in ending the slave trade in Africa and the practice of thuggee and sati in India. The British established anti-slave trade patrols along the coasts of Africa and used force to end the practice of thuggee and sati in India. Although assimilation was a policy in some colonies, it was not the case for Nigeria where indirect rule was used. The use of concentration camps to eliminate guerrilla resistance was a policy used by the British during the Boer War. The use of the English language in Vietnam was a French colonial policy, not a British one.

British Colonial Policies