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British Africa The Gold Coast

British Africa The Gold Coast. Katherine Sasu-Twumasi. The Gold Coast. Western coast of Africa Volta River region Gold Slaves Resources. Why England Went. The Gold Coast Gold, Silver, Ivory Slave Trade More important after discovery of the New World Competition France Portugal

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British Africa The Gold Coast

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  1. British AfricaThe Gold Coast Katherine Sasu-Twumasi

  2. The Gold Coast • Western coast of Africa • Volta River region • Gold • Slaves • Resources

  3. Why England Went • The Gold Coast • Gold, Silver, Ivory • Slave Trade • More important after discovery of the New World • Competition • France • Portugal • Dutch

  4. Competition • French • Had territory in Africa • Togo • Portuguese • Ivory, gold, and silver • Elmina Castle (modern-day Ghana)—built as protection • Dutch • Had several forts • Beat Portugal • Dutch West India Company

  5. Slave Trade • Slavery was NOT new • Prisoners of war • Were not mistreated • Agricultural society—not like plantations in New World • Slaves provided by African chiefs • Asante • Fante • Affected the demographics of the land • 5,000/year (Gold Coast alone) • Many died/were killed

  6. Companies • Royal African Company • Monopoly • British African Company of Merchants • Took over monopoly • More efficient • Forts • Trading Ports • England beat out competition (19th century) • Danish company failed • England in control

  7. Change of Heart • Britain: “Slavery is inhumane” • The slave trade was abolished in 1807 • Crippled the profitability of the African Company of Merchants • 1821, government took over all forts

  8. The Ashanti Wars • Ashanti had risen to be a major force • 1820s the British extend their influence to interior. • concerned that the Ashanti were supplying slaves other European nations • War (1824-1831) • British underestimated the power of the Ashanti and the extent of their weaponry • Britain annexed the land 1896

  9. Lasting Effects • Language influence • Ghanaian English sounds British • Religion • Christianity • Government • Republic

  10. Ghana • First African country to gain independence—March 6, 1957

  11. Works Cited • "British Empire: The Map Room: Africa: Gold Coast." British Empire: The Map Room: Africa: Gold Coast. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 July 2013. <http://www.britishempire.co .uk/maproom/goldcoast.htm>. • "History Slave Trade." History Slave Trade. N.p., 2013. Web. 22 July 2013. <http://www.ghanaweb.com/ GhanaHomePage/history/slave-trade.php>. • Jones, Jim. "The British in West Africa." The British in West Africa. N.p., 2013. Web. 18 July 2013. http://courses. wcupa.edu/jones/his312/lectures/brit-occ.htm • . PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 18 July 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/ wgbh/aia/part1/1p269.html>.

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