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Colonial Administration and Local Resistance

Colonial Administration and Local Resistance

Assessment

Interactive Video

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History, Social Studies, Geography

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11th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores colonialism in Ghana, focusing on economic control through the Customs House, resistance to British transportation systems, and social hierarchies in churches. It highlights the balance between colonial authority and Ghanaian resistance, showing how Ghanaians adapted and resisted colonial systems to maintain control over their resources and social structures.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the status of the region before the British declared it the Gold Coast colony?

A British protectorate

A collection of independent states

A French colony

A unified kingdom

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary function of the Customs House in Jamestown?

To serve as a military base

To serve as a marketplace

To collect taxes on imported goods

To house British officials

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the canoe men resist the British colonial system?

By refusing to work

By smuggling goods at night

By forming a union

By protesting in the streets

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the British build railways in Ghana?

To improve tourism

To control the flow of goods and people

To connect with neighboring countries

To promote local businesses

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Ghanaian farmers respond to the British railway system?

They embraced it fully

They ignored it completely

They resisted by using alternative transport

They sabotaged the railways

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What led to the emergence of the tro-tro system in Ghana?

The lack of access to vehicles in the city

The decline of the railway system

The British encouragement of local transport

The abundance of municipal buses

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the British view the local lorry transport system?

As a minor inconvenience

As a form of piracy

As a beneficial addition

As a model to emulate

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