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WorksheetsNIGERIAN HISTORY JSS 2 XAMS
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
British colonial rule in Nigeria began with the annexation of which territory in 1861?
Lagos
Kano
Benin City
Sokoto
The system where traditional rulers kept some authority under British supervision is called:
Direct rule
Indirect rule
Assimilation
Paternalism
Which British governor-general introduced *Indirect Rule* in Nigeria?
Lord Lugard
Sir James Robertson
Sir Arthur Richards
Sir Hugh Clifford
The *Nigerian Council* created in 1886 was:
An advisory body of British officials only
A legislative assembly for Nigerians
A council of traditional rulers
A trade union
Which region was *directly ruled* by the British because of lack of strong traditional structures?
Northern Protectorate
Southern Protectorate (especially the East)
Western Protectorate
Middle Belt
The 1914 *Amalgamation* united which two protectorates?
Northern & Southern Protectorates
Lagos & Calabar
Sokoto & Bornu
Oyo & Benin
Which policy forced Nigerians to grow cash crops for export?
Industrialization
Cash‑crop economy
Import substitution
Land reform
The *Native Authority System* was part of:
Direct rule
Indirect rule
Colonial trade
Missionary work
Which colonial law introduced *taxation* (hut tax) in Nigeria?
Native Authority Ordinance
Land Proclamation Act
Hut Tax Ordinance of 1904
Crown Lands Ordinance
What was the main purpose of the *Railway line* built in 1912 (Lagos‑Kano)?
Tourism
Transport troops and cash crops
Connect villages
Promote local industry
The *Ekpe Uprising* (1902) in Arochukwu was against:
Taxation
British invasion of Igbo lands
Missionary schools
Forced labor
Who led the *Adubi War* (1918) in Yoruba land?
Oba Ovonramwen
Sultan Attahiru I
Egba women (Adeyemi's forces)
Olaudah Equiano
The *Satiru Rebellion* (1906) in Sokoto was led by:
Jaja of Opobo
Dan Fodio's descendants
Mallam Isa
A prophetess named Mai Zaki
*Jaja of Opobo* resisted British influence because they wanted to control:
Palm oil trade
Gold mining
Slave trade
Rubber production
The *Aba Women's Riot* (1929) protested:
High taxes and warrant chiefs
Forced military conscription
Missionary education
Land dispossession
Which leader of the *Benin Kingdom* was exiled after resisting British invasion in 1897?
Oba Ovonramwen
King Jaja
Sultan Attahiru
Chief Ogedengbe
The *Kano Emirate* resistance in 1903 was led by:
Emir Aliyu Babba
Emir Muhammad Bello
Emir Abdullahi Bayero
Emir Usman dan Fodio
Which movement opposed colonial rule through *cultural revival* and education?
MNC (Movement of Nigerian Citizens)
*Nigerian Youth Movement*
*National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC)*
*Zikist Movement*
The *1902 Nupe Uprising* was sparked by:
Introduction of Christianity
Forced labor on railway
Taxation and loss of sovereignty
Border changes
Which of the following was NOT a form of resistance?
Armed uprising
Petitioning the British Crown
Formation of political parties
Collaboration with missionaries
The Trans‑Saharan slave trade mainly transported slaves to:
Europe
North Africa & Middle East
America
India
Which empire dominated the early Trans‑Saharan trade routes?
Oyo Empire
Ghana Empire
Benin Empire
Kanem‑Bornu Empire
The *Trans‑Atlantic Slave Trade* lasted roughly:
1440 - 1807
1500 - 1900
1600 - 1700
1800 - 1860
Which Nigerian port was a major hub for the Atlantic slave trade?
Lagos
Calabar
Port Harcourt
Warri
The *Middle Passage* refers to:
Journey across the Sahara
Sea voyage from Africa to the Americas
Overland route to Timbuktu
Trade route between Benin and Portugal
Which group was primarily responsible for capturing slaves in the interior?
European traders directly
African kingdoms & warlords
Arab merchants only
Portuguese navy
The *Triangular Trade* involved:
Europe → Africa → America → Europe
Africa → Europe → Asia → Africa
America → Europe → India → America
None of the above
The *Abolition of the Slave Trade Act* by Britain was passed in:
1807
1833
1885
1914
Which Nigerian leader opposed the British attempt to stop slave trade in the 19th c.?
Jaja of Opobo
Oba Ovonramwen
Sultan Attahiru I
Chief Dogara
Impact of slave trade on Nigeria included:
Population boom
Disruption of families & economies
Rise of strong centralized states instantly
Increased literacy
The *Nok culture* (c. 1500 BC - 200 AD) is known for:
Bronze sculptures
Terra‑cotta figurines
Stone pyramids
Written manuscripts
The *Kanem‑Bornu Empire* was centered around Lake:
Lake Victoria
Lake Chad
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Nyasa
Which Yoruba city‑state was ruled by an *Ooni*?
Benin
Ife
Oyo
Ibadan
The *Igbo‑Ukwu* artifacts (9th c.) were made of:
Gold and bronze
Iron and copper
Clay and stone
Silver and ivory
*Hausa city‑states* were known for:
Fishing villages
Trade in salt, gold, and kola nuts
Shipbuilding
Desert warfare
The *Oyo Empire* reached its height during which century?
14th - 15th c.
16th - 18th c.
19th c.
20th c.
*Benin bronze plaques* depicted:
European traders only
Court life, warriors, and rituals
Agricultural scenes
Abstract patterns
The *Jukun* people of Wukari were famous for:
Iron smelting
Divine kingship (Aku Uka)
Maritime trade
Rock paintings
*Iwájọ* (age‑grade system) was a social structure among:
Igbo
Yoruba
Hausa
Tiv
Early Nigerian societies practiced *subsistence farming*, which means:
Growing only cash crops
Producing enough food for family use
Exporting all harvests
Hunting only
The *Bantu migration* into southern Nigeria is believed to have occurred around:
500 BC - 200 AD
1000 - 1500 AD
1800 AD
1900 AD
The *Fulani Jihad (1804-1808)* led by *Usman dan Fodio* caused which migration?
Yoruba moved southward
Hausa moved to the coast
Fulani spread into Hausa lands, establishing the Sokoto Caliphate
Igbo migrated to Cameroon
The *Great Migration of the Igbo* after the *Aro Expedition (1901‑1902)* was toward:
Lagos
The Niger Delta
Eastern hinterlands (Cross River, Anambra)
Northern Plateau
Which group migrated from the *Senegal region* and settled in present‑day *Borno*?
Yoruba
Kanuri
Igbos
Tiv
The *Tiv* people originally migrated from:
Sudan (Bahr‑el‑Ghazal)
Mali
Congo Basin
Ethiopia
*Jukun* migration in the 15th century moved from:
Kwararafa → Benue valley
Ife → Oyo
Kanem → Bornu
Niger → Ghana
Which factor *least* influenced migration in pre‑colonial Nigeria?
Drought and famine
Trade opportunities
Warfare and expansion
Space tourism
The *settlement pattern* of the *Hausa city‑states* was characterized by:
Dispersed homesteads
Compact walled cities (birane) with market squares
Floating villages on rivers
Nomadic tents only
*Ishiekpe (Ijaw)* migration to the Niger Delta was driven by:
Search for fertile farmland
Access to *salt water and fishing* and later *palm oil trade*
Gold mining
Escape from Islam
The *post‑colonial "rural‑urban drift"* in Nigeria began most strongly in the:
1940s
1960s after independence
1980s (oil boom)
2000s (technology boom)
The first Nigerian nationalist organization was the *Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)*, founded in:
1922
1938
1944
1951
Who founded the *Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM)* in 1934?
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Obafemi Awolowo
Ernest Ikoli & H.O. Davies
Sir Ahmadu Bello
The *National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC)* was formed in:
1944
1938
1951
1960
Which newspaper did *Nnamdi Azikiwe* use to spread nationalist ideas?
The Lagos Times
West African Pilot
Nigerian Tribune
Daily Service
Action Group (AG) was founded by__________
Tafawa Balewa
Ahmadu Bello
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Obafemi Awolowo
The Northern People’s Congress (NPC) was mainly based in________
Mid‑West (Edo)
North (Hausa‑Fulani)
East (Igbo)
West (Yoruba)
The Zikist Movement advocated______
Preservation of colonial laws
Collaboration with British
Immediate independence and socialist ideas
Non‑violent civil disobedience
The Richards Constitution of 1946 introduced________
Abolition of native courts
Full independence
Regional councils and limited elected representation
Universal adult suffrage
The MacArthur Constitution (1951) gave Nigeria:
A unitary government
A monarchy
Federal system with elected legislatures in North, East, West
Full dominion status
Nigeria achieved independence on:
12 December 1965
1 October 1963
1 October 1960
1 January 1960
