When one society finds itself forced to relinquish power entirely to another society that in itself is a form of underdevelopment .... During the centuries of pre-colonial trade, some control over social political and economic life was retained in Africa, in spite of the disadvantageous commerce with Europeans.

When Europeans first arrived on Guam Chamorro society roughly fell into three classes: matao ( upper class ), achaot ( middle class ), and mana ' chang ( lower class ).

When Europeans first arrived, inhabitants of New Guinea and nearby islands – while still relying on bone, wood, and stone tools – had a productive agricultural system.

When the platypus was first encountered by Europeans in 1798, a pelt and sketch were sent back to Great Britain by Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales.

When Asians are leaving work, Europeans are arriving to work.

When Europeans first arrived at Sierra Leone, slavery among the African peoples of the area was rare.

When the Europeans began their African slave trade in the early 15th century, the diet of newly-enslaved Africans changed on the long journeys away from their homelands.

When an outbreak of yellow fever would occur in an African village with colonists, it would wipe out nearly all the Europeans, while leaving the native population with usually nonlethal symptoms resembling influenza.

When the first Europeans arrived, the most powerful states in precolonial Zambia were the kingdom of Barotseland in the upper Zambezi, and the kingdom of Mwata Kazembe on the Luapula.

When Europeans first landed on the islands, they reported the Bahamas were lushly forested.

When Europeans saw them, however, they became a major source of inspiration for Impressionist, Cubist, and Post-Impressionist artists, such as Vincent van Gogh, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and others.

When Europeans settled Australia they intentionally released many species into the wild including the Red Fox, Brown Hare, and the European Rabbit.

When the Europeans came to North America, the Arapaho saw the Europeans ' horses and realized that they could travel quicker and further with horses instead of dogs.

When counties were established by Europeans in New York in 1683, the present Seneca County was part of Albany County.

When Europeans settled the area in the early 19th century, their ignorance lead to the destruction of the grassland through lack of regular burning.

When Europeans made contact with America, European diseases ( to which they had no immunity ) ravaged the indigenous American population, rather than the other way around ( the " trade " in diseases was a little more balanced in Africa and southern Asia: endemic malaria and yellow fever made these regions notorious as the " white man's grave "; and syphilis may have spread in the opposite direction ).

When the Europeans first explored this area they found it populated mostly by a couple of Indian tribes, the Tubatulabals and by a few Paiute-Shoshone.

When Europeans first reached Tomales Bay, it was home to Coast Miwok people.

When Europeans came to Japan, they were called nanban (), literally Barbarians from the South, because the Portuguese ships appeared to sail from the South.

When Europeans first entered the area, " Teaneck " referred to the north-south ridge that runs along present-day Queen Anne Road, with Lenni Lenape Native Americans having established camps on either side of the ridge.

When Europeans arrived, the place was called " Meroke " all along the South Shore of what is now Nassau County.

When Europeans arrived, they began cutting down the forests, chasing away much of the wildlife.

When the Europeans arrived in the Straits of Mackinac area the predominant tribes were: three Algonquian tribes, known as the Council of Three Fires: Chippewa ( Ojibwe ), Ottawa ( Odawa ), and Potawatomi.

When the captives arrived in Boston, `` the chaplain ( of their captors ) went to prayers in the open streets, that the people might take notice what they had done in a holy manner, and in the name of the Lord ''.

When I arrived at Viola's I was shown, to my surprise, into the kitchen.

When the police arrived, they found McClellan and the two lawyers sitting and staring silently.

When police arrived the man was still violent, Slate said.

When the latter arrived, he was killed by Seitz von Frauenberg.

When Andronikos arrived he found that his authority was overthrown: Isaac had been proclaimed Emperor.

When D-Day arrived, they had made enough penicillin to treat all the wounded Allied forces.

When the Israelites, led by Joshua toward the Promised Land, arrived at the banks of the River Jordan, the Ark was carried in the lead preceding the people and was the signal for their advance ( Joshua 3: 3, 6 ).

When sitting in review of a decision, the Court will only look at the method in which the decision was arrived at, whereas in an administrative appeal the correctness of the decision itself will be examined, usually by a higher body in the agency.

When Theseus arrived, he did not reveal his true identity.

When Nelson's fleet arrived off Egypt on 1 August and discovered Brueys's dispositions, he ordered an immediate attack, and his ships advanced on the French line.

" When Graham arrived in Greenville, Jones, Jr. emphasized that the basis of the university's position was scriptural and not personal.

When Caliph al-Mu ' izz li Din Allah finally arrived from the old Fatimid capital of Mahdia in Tunisia in 973, he gave the city its present name, al-Qahira (" The Victorious ").

When Beaux arrived in Paris, the Impressionists, a group of artists who had begun their own series of independent exhibitions from the official Salon in 1874, were beginning to lose their solidarity.

When Napoleon arrived, he reorganized the defenses, while realizing that without cannon, the city could not be held.

When the Industrial Revolution arrived, many changes occurred that brought about the food today in its modern form.

When news arrived of Cerialis ' victory over Civilis, Mucianus tactfully dissuaded Domitian from pursuing further military endeavours.

When the invitation arrived, Kaye was busy at work on The Inspector General ( which had a working title of Happy Times for a while ).

When Caraffa's replacement, Count Caprara, was himself transferred in 1694, it seemed that Eugene's chance for command and decisive action had finally arrived.

When the pro-Nestorius Antiochene delegation finally arrived, they decided to convene their own council over which Candidian presided.

When he arrived home, Sullivan learned he would not be able to air the Bergman material from it.

When most of the land army arrived, the King and Queen had a profound dispute.

When the French general Junot arrived in Lisbon, the Portuguese fleet had already left with all the local elite.

When they arrived they found that only 54 of the 193 deportées sent out three years earlier were left ; 11 had escaped, and the rest had died of tropical fevers and other diseases.

When pitcher Roger Clemens arrived in Boston for the first time in 1984, he took a taxi from Logan Airport and was sure the driver had misunderstood his directions when he announced their arrival at the park.