Why was the 1900 Buganda Agreement signed?

The Buganda agreement was intended to give the British a basis in Uganda particularly in Buganda land to conquer other parts of Uganda easy. read more

The British also subsidized Protestant missionaries to extend their influence over Uganda by way of religious conversion. The British had virtually no military forces in Uganda for many years after the 1900 Agreement, compared to forces used by France and Belgium in their colonies. read more

The Buganda Agreement (alternatively the Uganda Agreement or Treaty of Mengo) of March 1900 formalised the relationship between the Kingdom of Buganda and the British Uganda Protectorate. read more

The 1900 agreement also had some other consequences, including giving Buganda what came to be seen as a favoured position in relations with the colonial government. (Although the British signed agreements with Toro in 1900 and Ankole in 1901, they were not as detailed or privileged, while they did not bother to sign any such agreements with the other territories that, with time, came to be part of the protectorate). read more