History Questions and Answers
Learn about past events in Nigeria and the world with these interesting and informative History questions and answers.
Learn about past events in Nigeria and the world with these interesting and informative History questions and answers.
Which of the following played the greatest role in the British conquest of Nigeria?
The John Holt Company
The Royal Niger Company
The Church Missionary Society
The Roman Catholic Mission
Correct answer is B
The Royal Niger Company was charted to administer the British territories around the River Niger, so it employed the services of Captain Lord Lugard to establish its authority over the area.
The ruler that was driven out of Lagos by the British was
Oba Akintoye
Oba Dosumu
Oba Kosoko
Oba Adele
Correct answer is C
During his reign, Oba Kosoko became the Oba of Lagos in 1845 after plotting a coup against Oba Akintoye. During his reign the British came to him to sign the treaty to stop slavery but Kosoko insisted not to sign the treaty then Lagos was bombarded by the British Navy thereby driving Oba Kosoko out and reinstalling Oba Akintoye as the Oba in 1851.
It had been part of African culture
Africans were too involved to give up the trade
The British Navy was not effective in enforcing the abolition
The trade was still crucial to the economy of their states
Correct answer is D
The trade was very lucrative as participants made enormous revenue from it and were not ready to abandon it for any other type of trade the value of which they had not yet known.
Intensified European activity along the coast in the nineteenth century led Benin to
Redirect her trade to the north
Lose control of some vassal states
Expel Christian missionaries
Embark on a cultural revival in the area
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The 1886 Treaty is significant in Yoruba history because it
Brought peace and stability to Yorubaland
Affirmed Ekitiparapo’s independence
Was negotiated by two Yoruba repatriates
Reopened trade between Lagos and the hinterland
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.