West Africa- Gold Coast

Question 1

What African colony was determined as the most advanced by Andrew Cohen?

Answer 1

-Gold Coast (Ghana)

Question 2

What did Sir Alan Burns (Governor General of Gold Coast) introduce in 1946?

Answer 2

-Burns Constitution
Created Legislative Council with 12 GB nominees and 18 elected Africans
….. But final power still with GB Governor

Question 3

What happened in 1948 in the Gold Coast ?

Answer 3

Economic problems and discontent erupted into a wave of unrest

Question 4

Who founded the socialist Convention People’s Party (CPP)?

Answer 4

Kwame Nkrumah
- Increased pressure on GB to concede more political power

Question 5

In what year was the Convention People’s Party formed?

Answer 5

1949

Question 6

Who was Governor General of the Gold Coast 1949-1957?

Answer 6

Sir Charles Arden- Clarke

Question 7

What did Sir Charles Arden- Clarke do in January 1950 ?

Answer 7

Enlarged legislative Council into a legislative Assembly which extended the franchise but Governor still retained ultimate control

Question 8

After a wave of strikes and u rest what year was Nkrumah imprisoned?

Answer 8

1951

Question 9

In February 1951 what was the outcome of the first ever election in Africa under universal suffrage?

Answer 9

CPP won 34 out of 38 elected seats in the assembly

Question 10

In what year was Nkrumah appointed as prime minister ?

Answer 10

March 1952

Question 11

What was the election result of July 1956 ?

Answer 11

Majority for pro-independence parties including 57% CPP

Question 12

When did the Gold Coast gain independence?

Answer 12

6th March 1957
Now know as Ghana