Assignment for Friday March 8th-Create a timeline for Ghana.
1. Use the resources below to complete the Time Line Planning Worksheet.
You can also use the first part of the Intro to Ghana movie to get information.
(The Time Line Planning Worksheet is in the Grade 6 Folder.)
2. Make sure you include all of the important dates. Do not write anything that
you do not understand.
3. Next, open up the programTimeliner from your macintosh HD. Use your
information from your worksheet to create a timeline. You can also find
images to go along with your timeline.
Timelines:
World Book Encyclopedia-Article is below.
Cool Planet
BBC World
Country Reports Brookline Brookline
Timeline Of Ghana
From World Book Encyclopedia:
People from African kingdoms to the northwest probably settled in what is now Ghana in the 1200's.
Portuguese explorers landed on the coast in 1471 and named the area the Gold Coast.
Later, the Dutch came to compete with the Portuguese for gold. By 1642, the Dutch had seized all the Portuguese forts, and ended Portuguese control in the Gold Coast.
A large slave trade developed in the 1600's, and the Danes and English competed with the Dutch for profits. Thousands of Africans were held in such slave forts as Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle before being shipped across the Atlantic.
The slave trade ended during the 1860's, and by 1872, the British had gained control of the Dutch and Danish forts.
In 1874, the United Kingdom made the lands from the coast to the inland Ashanti empire a British colony.
By 1901, the United Kingdom had made the Ashanti lands a colony and had started a protectorate over what is now northern Ghana.
The cacao industry prospered in the Gold Coast during the early 1900's. The British extended roads and railways, built hospitals, and developed the schools.
In the late 1940's and in the 1950's, the British gradually gave the Africans more power. In 1946, a majority in parliament were Africans elected to represent the people. But the British governor and Cabinet kept most of the power. In 1951, Kwame Nkrumah was asked to form a Cabinet, and in 1952, he became prime minister. By 1954, the people ran their own government, except in the areas of external affairs, defense, and the police.
The Gold Coast finally achieved its independence in 1957. British Togoland became part of the new nation, which was named Ghana (see Togo [History]).
In 1960, the people of Ghana voted to become a republic and elected Nkrumah president. He made his Convention People's Party (CPP) the only legal political party and increased his personal power through the mid-1960's. But government debt and corruption combined with the falling price of cacao to greatly weaken the economy. In 1966, a military council seized the government and ousted Nkrumah.
In 1969, Brigadier Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa became head of the military council. Also in 1969, Ghana adopted a new constitution and returned to civilian rule. Kofi Busia, leader of the Progressive Party, became prime minister. Busia served until 1972, when military leaders took control of the government. Colonel I. K. Acheampong became head of the new military government. In 1978, he was forced to resign by other military leaders. General Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo replaced him. In June 1979, still other military leaders overthrew Akuffo. Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, who led the revolt against Akuffo, became head of the government. The new government executed Afrifa, Acheampong, and Akuffo. In September 1979, a civilian government was elected. In 1981, Rawlings led another revolt and regained control of the government.
During the 1970's and early 1980's, Ghana suffered severe economic problems. Many people left Ghana to work in Nigeria. But Nigeria also experienced economic difficulties. In 1983, Nigeria forced about 1 million people to return to Ghana. The return of the people created shortages of food, housing, water, and jobs in Ghana.
In 1992, Ghana's voters approved a constitution designed to make Ghana a multiparty democracy. Political parties, banned since 1981, were again allowed. Elections for a president and legislature were held in late 1992. Rawlings was elected president and his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), won a vast majority of the seats in parliament. Rawlings was reelected president in 1996.
In a vote held in December 2000, John A. Kufuor of the opposition New Patriotic Party was elected president. Ghana's constitution prohibited Rawlings from seeking another term. Kufuor was reelected president in December 2004. John Atta Mills of the NDC succeeded Kufuor in 2009. Mills died in July 2012. He was succeeded by his vice president, John Dramani Mahama. Mahama was officially elected president that December, and he was inaugurated in January 2013.
People from African kingdoms to the northwest probably settled in what is now Ghana in the 1200's.
Portuguese explorers landed on the coast in 1471 and named the area the Gold Coast.
Later, the Dutch came to compete with the Portuguese for gold. By 1642, the Dutch had seized all the Portuguese forts, and ended Portuguese control in the Gold Coast.
A large slave trade developed in the 1600's, and the Danes and English competed with the Dutch for profits. Thousands of Africans were held in such slave forts as Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle before being shipped across the Atlantic.
The slave trade ended during the 1860's, and by 1872, the British had gained control of the Dutch and Danish forts.
In 1874, the United Kingdom made the lands from the coast to the inland Ashanti empire a British colony.
By 1901, the United Kingdom had made the Ashanti lands a colony and had started a protectorate over what is now northern Ghana.
The cacao industry prospered in the Gold Coast during the early 1900's. The British extended roads and railways, built hospitals, and developed the schools.
In the late 1940's and in the 1950's, the British gradually gave the Africans more power. In 1946, a majority in parliament were Africans elected to represent the people. But the British governor and Cabinet kept most of the power. In 1951, Kwame Nkrumah was asked to form a Cabinet, and in 1952, he became prime minister. By 1954, the people ran their own government, except in the areas of external affairs, defense, and the police.
The Gold Coast finally achieved its independence in 1957. British Togoland became part of the new nation, which was named Ghana (see Togo [History]).
In 1960, the people of Ghana voted to become a republic and elected Nkrumah president. He made his Convention People's Party (CPP) the only legal political party and increased his personal power through the mid-1960's. But government debt and corruption combined with the falling price of cacao to greatly weaken the economy. In 1966, a military council seized the government and ousted Nkrumah.
In 1969, Brigadier Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa became head of the military council. Also in 1969, Ghana adopted a new constitution and returned to civilian rule. Kofi Busia, leader of the Progressive Party, became prime minister. Busia served until 1972, when military leaders took control of the government. Colonel I. K. Acheampong became head of the new military government. In 1978, he was forced to resign by other military leaders. General Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo replaced him. In June 1979, still other military leaders overthrew Akuffo. Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, who led the revolt against Akuffo, became head of the government. The new government executed Afrifa, Acheampong, and Akuffo. In September 1979, a civilian government was elected. In 1981, Rawlings led another revolt and regained control of the government.
During the 1970's and early 1980's, Ghana suffered severe economic problems. Many people left Ghana to work in Nigeria. But Nigeria also experienced economic difficulties. In 1983, Nigeria forced about 1 million people to return to Ghana. The return of the people created shortages of food, housing, water, and jobs in Ghana.
In 1992, Ghana's voters approved a constitution designed to make Ghana a multiparty democracy. Political parties, banned since 1981, were again allowed. Elections for a president and legislature were held in late 1992. Rawlings was elected president and his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), won a vast majority of the seats in parliament. Rawlings was reelected president in 1996.
In a vote held in December 2000, John A. Kufuor of the opposition New Patriotic Party was elected president. Ghana's constitution prohibited Rawlings from seeking another term. Kufuor was reelected president in December 2004. John Atta Mills of the NDC succeeded Kufuor in 2009. Mills died in July 2012. He was succeeded by his vice president, John Dramani Mahama. Mahama was officially elected president that December, and he was inaugurated in January 2013.