History Paper 2 WASSCE (SC), 2022

Question 4

    Identify any five consequence of the 19th century Jihad by Usman Danfodio in Nigeria.

Observation

This was a popular question. The performance of candidates that attempted the question was poor as they didn’t understand the demands of the question. They are to provide the following points in order to score good marks.

 

(i)         The Jihad led to the establishment of Sokoto Caliphate.
(ii)        It led to the collapse of Habe rulers.
(iii)       It also led to the decline of traditional religion.
(iv)       It brought about the emergence of a new form of leadership.
(v)        It led to the unification of the Hausa states.
(vi)       It also led to the establishment of Sharia.
(vii)      It promoted Islamic learning.