WAEC History questions: British conquest of Nigeria

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

Question 1· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
One reason for the British conquest of Nigeria was
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Question 2· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
The British conquest of Benin in 1897 followed
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Question 3· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
The Berlin Conference (1884-85) laid down that claims to African territory required
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Question 4· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
Sir George Goldie amalgamated British firms on the Niger to form
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Question 5· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
Sokoto fell to the British in
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Question 6· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
The Berlin Conference of 1884–85 was held to
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Question 7· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
The British consul who removed Jaja of Opobo from power was
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Question 8· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
King Jaja of Opobo was deported by the British in
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Question 9· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
The Royal Niger Company was led by
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Question 10· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
Nana Olomu of the Itsekiri resisted the British at
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Question 11· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
Lagos was annexed by the British in
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Question 12· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
The Royal Niger Company administered parts of Nigeria until
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Question 13· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
The British used treaties of protection mainly to
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Question 14· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
Ovonramwen Nogbaisi was exiled by the British to
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Question 15· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
The Sokoto Caliphate fell to the British in
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Question 16· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
Lagos was annexed by Britain in
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Question 17· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
The British expedition that sacked Benin City took place in
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Question 18· British conquest of Nigeria· WAEC
Sokoto fell to British forces in
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WAEC History questions: British conquest of Nigeria

One reason for the British conquest of Nigeria was

The British conquest of Benin in 1897 followed

The Berlin Conference (1884-85) laid down that claims to African territory required

Sir George Goldie amalgamated British firms on the Niger to form

Sokoto fell to the British in

The Berlin Conference of 1884–85 was held to

The British consul who removed Jaja of Opobo from power was

King Jaja of Opobo was deported by the British in

The Royal Niger Company was led by

Nana Olomu of the Itsekiri resisted the British at

Lagos was annexed by the British in

The Royal Niger Company administered parts of Nigeria until

The British used treaties of protection mainly to

Ovonramwen Nogbaisi was exiled by the British to

The Sokoto Caliphate fell to the British in

Lagos was annexed by Britain in

The British expedition that sacked Benin City took place in

Sokoto fell to British forces in