Why was Fiji ceded to Britain?

Answer 1

Because a Fijian commoner was accused by the Americans for burning an American house down. To solve the problems and debt to the American, the American decided to take most of the land as to payment of the loss of his house and belongings. Ratu Cakobau, a fijian chief disagreed and pleaded to the British in Levuka to do something. Instead of the American occupaying and claiming Fiji, Queen Victoria agreed to pay the damages to the American and protected Fiji from being attacked. That was how Fiji got ceeded to the UK.

Answer 2

The British did not take Fiji forcefully. It was Ratu Seru Cakobau who asked her Majesty Queen Victoria to take Fiji before the American claims it as their own and a state. Therefore Queen Victoria agreed to the plead of the Fijian Chiefs and took Fiji as her own, moreover Fiji uses pounds and shillings and also the Union Jack Flag as its own flag until 1970 when Fiji asked Britain to get Independence and was accepted. Long Live The Queen.

Answer 3

Actually the Dutch first saw eyes on Fiji led by Captain Abel Tasman who then decided not to land on the islands because of news on Cannibalism. Later on, Capt James Cook spotted the islands between Vanua Levu and the Yasawas, landed and decided to call the Islands "FeeJee" later on it became Fiji. Missionaries flock on from neighbouring Tonga, seabirders, traders, ex-convicts and such was then inhabiting the island with the Union Jack flying up high!

Answer 4

The British built the Fiji government and brought Western civilization to the natives.

Answer 5

because their was debut we could not pay off