Establishing British Rule in Ghana · B4 History

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

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.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define colonialism and explain the difference between a colony and a protectorate.
Describe how the Colony, Asante, and the Northern Territories each came under British control.
Identify the areas that made up British Togoland on a map of the Gold Coast.
Use a map to show how the four areas combined to form the Gold Coast.
Compare the map of the Gold Coast in 1955 with the map of present-day Ghana and discuss at least two similarities and two differences.

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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