Jamb 2008 History Questions
Question 41:
In colonial Nigeria, export crop production was dominated by
- A The Europeans
- B The Labanese
- C Peasant farmers
- D Indigenous middlemen
Question 42:
The greatest problem faced by the Old Oyo Empire in the early 19th century was the
- A Weakening of the central authority
- B Incursion of the jihadists
- C British encroachment into Yorubaland
- D Dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha.
Question 43:
The main cause of the decline of the Benin Kingdom in the 19th century was the
- 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.
Question 44:
The Egba welcomed the British missionaries in the 19th century because
- 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.
Question 45:
One of the early Nigerian leaders who collaborated with British and later resisted was
- A King Jaja of Opobo
- B Nana of Itsekiri
- C Sultan Attahiru
- D King Dappa Williams.