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 struggled against the British advance in West Africa
A
Lagosians
B
Ibo
C
Fulani
D
Malians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -CONCLUSION: The Fulani came into West Africa from the North as nomadic herders and through systematic cultural integration, acceptance & study of Islamic religion, and warfare was able to exert influence and dominance all over West Africa.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe, a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of Africa, mostly in West Africa from Lake Chad in the east to the Atlantic coast. They are concentrated principally in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Senegal, and Niger but can also be found in several other countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Over the centuries, Fulani migrations have interacted with all the other groups in western and central Sudan. Today, Fulani people live in nearly every country of the West African savanna, between Senegal and Cameroon.

Detailed explanation-4: -The empire reached its zenith under MuḼammad Bello, who, like Usman, administered it according to the principles of Muslim law. The decay of this system was to aid the establishment in the late 19th century of British rule over what was later to be known as Northern Nigeria.

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