B3 History · Term 3, Week 7

Arrival of Europeans

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Curriculum details

Strand
Europeans in Ghana (Strand 3)
Sub-strand
Arrival of Europeans (3.1)
Content standard
B3.3.1.1 - Show understanding of the interactions between the local people and early settlers
Indicator
B3.3.1.1.1 - Describe how the Europeans settled on the Gold Coast, including forming alliances with the local chiefs
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
History Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 19

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry route: Which Europeans were the first to come to the Gold Coast? When did they come? Where did they first settled?
1. Dramatise the meeting between the Portuguese and Kwamina Ansah
2. Explain why other Europeans who came later also settled on the Gold Coast
3. Investigate how the Europeans settled on the Gold Coast including forming alliances with the local chiefs and marrying the local people