Establishing British Rule in Ghana

Curriculum details

Strand

Colonisation and Developments under Colonial Rule in Ghana (Strand 4)

Sub-strand

Establishing British Rule in Ghana (4.1)

Content standard

B4.4.1.2 - Show understanding of how the various parts of the country were brought together.

Indicator

B4.4.1.2.1 - Describe how the different areas - The Colony, Asante, The Northern Territories and The British Mandated Togoland- became one territory known as the Gold Coast

Suggested placement

Term 3, Week 3 (Week 27 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. 27

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry route: What is colonisation? How different was a protectorate from a colony? how did Asante and the Northern Territories become protectorates of the British? How did Britain acquire the mandated territories?
1. Define the term colonialism
2. Role play on the role of George Ekem Ferguson in the acquisition of The Northern Territories.
3. Illustrate how the Asante and the Northern Territories became protectorates with the aid of a map
4. Locate the areas classified as British Togoland on a map
5. Compare the map of the Gold Coast in 1955 and the map of Ghana, today. Discuss your observations