JAMB and WAEC History questions

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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 38 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 36 Decolonisation and African unity · 40 Early centres of civilisation · 37 Eastern and southern Africa · 35 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 38 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 41 Nationalism and independence · 40 Nigeria since independence · 44 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 44 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 34 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 36 The colonial economy · 37 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 36 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 38 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 36

Question 601· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC
The Bond of 1844 was an agreement between the British and the
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Answer: C. Fante chiefs
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Question 602· 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 603· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC
The Ashanti wars of the nineteenth century were fought mainly against
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Answer: A. the British
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Question 604· 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 605· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC
Liberia was founded by the
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Answer: D. American Colonization Society
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Question 606· 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 607· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC
The kingdom of Dahomey was known for its
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Answer: A. women soldiers
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Question 608· 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 609· 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 610· 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 and WAEC History questions

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

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

The Ashanti wars of the nineteenth century were fought mainly against

Ahmadu Bamba was a Senegalese Muslim leader who founded the

Liberia was founded by the

King Behanzin resisted the French in

The kingdom of Dahomey was known for its

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