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Question 211:

The main cause of the decline of the Benin Kingdom in the 19th century was the

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A Absence of a strong and effective army
B Bitter struggle for the throne by the ruling families
C Strained relations between Benin and Agbor
D British abolition of the trans- Atlantic slave trade.

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Question 212:

The Egba welcomed the British missionaries in the 19th century because

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A They wanted British protection
B Of their desire to accept Christianity
C Of their quest for Western education
D They wanted to established trade with the British.

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Question 213:

One of the early Nigerian leaders who collaborated with British and later resisted was

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A King Jaja of Opobo
B Nana of Itsekiri
C Sultan Attahiru
D King Dappa Williams.

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Question 214:

The Royal Niger Company was renamed

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A British West African Company
B United African Company
C Lever Brothers Nigeria Plc
D Leventis Nigeria Plc.

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Question 215:

Which of the following pioneered Christian missionary activities in Calabar?

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A Mary Slessor
B William Baike
C Thomas Freeman
D Hope Waddell.

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