What Was the Purpose of the British Policy of Indirect

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the British policy of Indirect Rule?

A) To force Africans to convert to Christianity
B) To assimilate Africans into European thought and culture in order to "civilize" them
C) To force African traditional rulers to send their children to school
D) To give African rulers powers they didn't hold under their traditional ways of ruling
E) To make use of traditional African rulers to assist in administering the colonies