British West Africa
E91497
British West Africa was a collective term for Britain’s colonial territories in West Africa, including colonies such as Nigeria, the Gold Coast (Ghana), Sierra Leone, and the Gambia.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colonial administrative grouping
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Accra
ⓘ
Bathurst ⓘ Freetown ⓘ Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPolicy | indirect rule ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialType |
crown colony
ⓘ
protectorate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | British West African pound ⓘ |
| dissolved | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cash crop production
ⓘ
cocoa export ⓘ groundnut export ⓘ palm oil trade ⓘ |
| governedBy | Colonial Office ⓘ |
| includes |
Ashanti
ⓘ
Trust Territory of Togoland under British administration ⓘ
surface form:
British Togoland
The Gambia ⓘ
surface form:
Gambia Colony and Protectorate
Ghana ⓘ Gold Coast ⓘ Gold Coast Colony ⓘ Lagos Colony ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Northern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Nigeria Protectorate
Northern Territories of the Gold Coast ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ Southern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Nigeria Protectorate
The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedBy |
West African Currency Board
ⓘ
West African postal system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| nowPartOf |
Ghana
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| successor |
independent state of Ghana
ⓘ
independent state of Nigeria ⓘ independent state of Sierra Leone ⓘ The Gambia ⓘ
surface form:
independent state of The Gambia
|
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedCommonCurrency | British West African pound ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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