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Jamb 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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