USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who created a colony that put longtime rivals like the Ashanti and Fante and other groups like the Ewe, Dagomba, and Tallensi under the same government.
A
German
B
British
C
Spanish
D
French
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Osei Tutu, (born c. 1660-died 1712 or 1717), founder and first ruler of the Asante (Ashanti) empire (in present-day Ghana) who as chief of the small state of Kumasi came to realize (c.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 25 September 1901, the Kingdom of Ashanti was formally annexed by Great Britain as part of the Gold Coast colony. The Northern regions of the Gold Coast became part of the Gold Coast management in 1897.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ashanti–Fante War (1806–1807) was a war fought between the Ashanti Empire and the Fante Confederacy in the region of what is currently the Republic of Ghana. The Ashanti Empire became the most powerful of the interior after finally defeating the Denkyira under whom they were a vassal state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Opoku Ware I who succeeded Osei Tutu, led the integration of Akan states such as Tekyiman, Akyem and Kwahu into Ashanti after embarking on wars of conquest between 1720 to 1750.

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