Jamb History 2008 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 2008

In colonial Nigeria, export crop production was dominated by

A. The Europeans
B. The Labanese
C. Peasant farmers
D. Indigenous middlemen

Question 42:

• JAMB 2008

The greatest problem faced by the Old Oyo Empire in the early 19th century was the

A. Weakening of the central authority
B. Incursion of the jihadists
C. British encroachment into Yorubaland
D. Dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha.

Question 43:

• JAMB 2008

The main cause of the decline of the Benin Kingdom in the 19th century was the

A. Absence of a strong and effective army
B. Bitter struggle for the throne by the ruling families
C. Strained relations between Benin and Agbor
D. British abolition of the trans- Atlantic slave trade.

Question 44:

• JAMB 2008

The Egba welcomed the British missionaries in the 19th century because

A. They wanted British protection
B. Of their desire to accept Christianity
C. Of their quest for Western education
D. They wanted to established trade with the British.

Question 45:

• JAMB 2008

One of the early Nigerian leaders who collaborated with British and later resisted was

A. King Jaja of Opobo
B. Nana of Itsekiri
C. Sultan Attahiru
D. King Dappa Williams.