waecE-LEARNING
History Paper 2, Nov/Dec. 2012  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Main
General Comments
Weakness/Remedies
Strength

 

Question 4

Explain any five benefits Nigeria derived from the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

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Observation

This was another popular question and a significant number  of candidates was able to identify the benefits but listing of points without expatiation led to low scores.  The performance in this question was however, average.

(i)         Some Nigerians played the role of middlemen in the trade.

(ii)        Development and growth of some states.
(iii)       Introduction of food crops e.g. maize, cassava, etc.

(iv)       In an attempt to abolish slave trade effectively, many Christian missions came to Nigeria.

(v)        The trade up-graded the standard of living and social status of some Nigerians who participated in it

 

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