Explain the concept of social Darwinism. How did this idea encourage European settlers to treat native Africans differently? Please hurry

Social Darwinism is the notion of survival of the fittest applied to social situations. It’s the idea that the strong will lead and the weaker will follow. Europeans applied this thinking to the African continent, which they viewed as less socially evolved than Europe. With this motivation, Europeans divided and conquered the African continent.

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the first phase of the government’s plan for settlement was building the transcontinental railroad. the railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. the transcontinental railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.

the second phase of the government’s plan was a liberal land distribution policy that made it possible for many people to homestead. with these two key elements—transportation and cheap land—the government rapidly achieved its goal of persuading people to move west, settle on farms, and push back the frontier.