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WAEC History questions: West Africa in the nineteenth century

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  1. Question 1· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    Liberia was founded as a home for

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  2. Question 2· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    Samori Toure's state was notable for

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  3. Question 3· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    The Tukulor empire was founded by

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  4. Question 4· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    Sierra Leone was founded as a settlement for

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  5. Question 5· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    Liberia was founded with the support of the

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  6. Question 6· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    The Mandinka leader who resisted French expansion in the late nineteenth century was

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  7. Question 7· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    El-Hajj Umar founded the Tukulor empire through

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  8. Question 8· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    Samori Toure resisted the

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  9. Question 9· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    The Asante Empire fought several wars against the

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  10. Question 10· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    Fourah Bay College, an early centre of Western education in West Africa, is in

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  11. Question 11· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    The War of the Golden Stool in 1900 was led by

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  12. Question 12· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    The Asante resisted British expansion in present-day

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  13. Question 13· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    Al-Hajj Umar Tall led a jihad in the

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  14. Question 14· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    The Bond of 1844 was an agreement between the British and the

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  15. Question 15· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    The Ashanti wars of the nineteenth century were fought mainly against

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  16. Question 16· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    Liberia was founded by the

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  17. Question 17· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC

    The kingdom of Dahomey was known for its

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