History

Question 1

1The Poll Tax Ordinance of 1852 was resisted because

Medium

A. it was voluntary B. people saw no benefits from it C. it funded schools well D. it was too low

Question 2

2Yaa Asantewaa was the queen mother of

Easy

A. Mampong B. Juaben C. Bekwai D. Ejisu

Question 3

3The British used chiefs to collect taxes and maintain order under

Easy

A. apartheid B. indirect rule C. direct rule only D. assimilation

Question 4

4The Lands Bill of 1897 was opposed because it

Hard

A. gave land to chiefs B. abolished taxes C. threatened customary ownership of land D. built railways

Question 5

5The system of ruling through traditional chiefs used by the British was

Easy

A. association B. assimilation C. direct rule D. indirect rule

Question 6

6The Native Jurisdiction Ordinance of 1883 aimed to

Hard

A. grant independence B. build railways C. define and control the powers of chiefs D. abolish chiefs

Question 7

7The Yaa Asantewaa War of 1900 broke out after the British governor demanded

Easy

A. more cocoa B. the Golden Stool C. gold mines D. a new capital

Question 8

8Governor Guggisberg (1919–1927) is remembered for

Hard

A. the 1948 riots B. Takoradi Harbour, Korle Bu Hospital and Achimota School C. the Bond of 1844 D. the slave trade

Question 9

9The Anglo-Asante war of 1874 is also called the

Easy

A. Nsamankow War B. War of the Golden Stool C. Katamanso War D. Sagrenti War

Question 10

10The French colonial policy of making Africans into French citizens was

Easy

A. apartheid B. assimilation C. mandate D. indirect rule