UNIT 4- Key Place- Impact on West Africa’s Gold Coast EOY

Question 1

what was the gold coast’s wealth built on?

Answer 1

There were several powerful Akan Kingdoms, whose wealth was built on gold.

Question 2

what happened to trading with the portuguese?

Answer 2

From the 15th century, the Akan elite traded with the Portuguese. However, the drop in the price of
gold pushed Akan elites into the trade of enslaved people.

Question 3

where was the fort?

Answer 3

Cape Coast Castle, near the town Oguaa, was a prominent slave fort.

Question 4

how did the Asante kingdoms grow more powerful?

Answer 4

The patchwork of Akan kingdoms started to collapse into warfare, using European guns, and the
Asante kingdoms grew more powerful.

Question 5

how was colonisation justified?

Answer 5

Slavery left a lasting legacy through the underdevelopment of the region, and racist ideas, which
were used to justify colonialism in the 19th century.

Question 6

what replaced the trade in enslaved people?

Answer 6

Palm Oil trade replaced the trade in enslaved people. The British Royal Niger Company made huge
profits.

Question 7

was Ghana a British colony?

Answer 7

The Gold Coast became a British colony from 1874, until the nation of Ghana became independent
in 1957.