JAMB History questions

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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 20 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 18 Decolonisation and African unity · 21 Early centres of civilisation · 19 Eastern and southern Africa · 18 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 20 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 21 Nationalism and independence · 20 Nigeria since independence · 26 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 23 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 17 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 18 The colonial economy · 19 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 19 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 20 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 19

Question 301· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Asante kingdom was centred in present-day
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Answer: A. Ghana
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Question 302· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Louis Faidherbe expanded French rule in
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Answer: B. Senegal
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Question 303· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Sierra Leone Hut Tax War of 1898 was led by
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Answer: C. Bai Bureh
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Question 304· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Asante capital was
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Answer: D. Kumasi
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Question 305· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Samori Toure built a large empire in West Africa and resisted the
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Answer: C. French
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Question 306· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Lat Dior resisted the French in
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Answer: D. Senegal
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Question 307· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Al-Hajj Umar al-Futi, founder of the Tukulor empire, belonged to the
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Answer: B. Tijaniyya brotherhood
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Question 308· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Asante fought a series of wars in the nineteenth century mainly against the
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Answer: A. British
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Question 309· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Liberia was founded as a home for freed slaves from
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Answer: B. the United States
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Question 310· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Dahomey kingdom was famous for its
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Answer: D. female soldiers (Amazons)
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Question 311· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Mandinka empire of Samori Toure was finally defeated in
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Answer: C. 1898
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Question 312· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Freetown in Sierra Leone was founded as a settlement for
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Answer: D. freed slaves
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Question 313· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Fante Confederation (1868-72) in the Gold Coast was
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Answer: D. an early attempt at self-government
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Question 314· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Ahmadu Bamba was a Senegalese Muslim leader who founded the
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Answer: B. Mouride brotherhood
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Question 315· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
King Behanzin resisted the French in
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Answer: C. Dahomey
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Question 316· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Fante Confederation of 1868–1873 was formed in
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Answer: C. the Gold Coast
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Question 317· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Golden Stool is the sacred symbol of the
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Answer: A. Asante
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Question 318· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Seku Ahmadu founded a theocratic state at
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Answer: A. Masina
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JAMB History questions

The Asante kingdom was centred in present-day

Louis Faidherbe expanded French rule in

The Sierra Leone Hut Tax War of 1898 was led by

The Asante capital was

Samori Toure built a large empire in West Africa and resisted the

Lat Dior resisted the French in

Al-Hajj Umar al-Futi, founder of the Tukulor empire, belonged to the

The Asante fought a series of wars in the nineteenth century mainly against the

Liberia was founded as a home for freed slaves from

The Dahomey kingdom was famous for its

The Mandinka empire of Samori Toure was finally defeated in

Freetown in Sierra Leone was founded as a settlement for

The Fante Confederation (1868-72) in the Gold Coast was

Ahmadu Bamba was a Senegalese Muslim leader who founded the

King Behanzin resisted the French in

The Fante Confederation of 1868–1873 was formed in

The Golden Stool is the sacred symbol of the

Seku Ahmadu founded a theocratic state at