Gold Coast (Ghana)
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Gold Coast (Ghana) was the British colonial territory on the Gulf of Guinea that later became modern Ghana and served as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade, profoundly shaping African diasporic cultures such as the Gullah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast (Ghana) canonical | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former British colony
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| capital | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| contains |
Accra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashanti Region NERFINISHED ⓘ British Togoland (after union) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Territories of the Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Sekondi-Takoradi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | British West African pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1957-03-06 ⓘ |
| earlierColonialPresence |
Brandenburg-Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danish-Norwegian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1957 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonyType | Crown colony ⓘ |
| governedBy | Governor of the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Akan peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagomba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ewe ⓘ Ga-Adangbe NERFINISHED ⓘ Guan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamprusi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFort |
Cape Coast Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elmina Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Christiansborg (Osu Castle) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort St. Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort St. Jago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor | African diaspora history ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| independenceResult | creation of Ghana ⓘ |
| influencedCulture |
African American culture
ⓘ
Caribbean cultures ⓘ Gullah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Akan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ Ga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| majorExport |
cocoa
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ gold ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMovement | Gold Coast independence movement ⓘ |
| notablePoliticalParty |
Convention People's Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Gold Coast Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religions
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| significantFor | transatlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1821 ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | British West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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