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Europeans on the coast and colonial rule

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

The Sagrenti War of 1874 was led on the British side by

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Question 2 of 10

The southern Gold Coast was declared a British colony in

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Question 3 of 10

The main reason the Portuguese came to the Gold Coast was

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Question 4 of 10

The railway from Sekondi to Kumasi was built mainly to

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Question 5 of 10

The first Europeans to arrive on the Gold Coast were the

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Question 6 of 10

The Yaa Asantewaa War took place in

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Question 7 of 10

The Danes sold their forts to the British in

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Question 8 of 10

The Gold Coast became a British colony in

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Question 9 of 10

The Yaa Asantewaa War of 1900 was sparked by the British demand for

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Question 10 of 10

Sir Gordon Guggisberg, Governor of the Gold Coast (1919–1927), is remembered for building

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.