{"id":2392,"date":"2023-10-02T14:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T14:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=2392"},"modified":"2023-10-02T14:29:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T14:29:44","slug":"week-3-ss1-second-term-government-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-3-ss1-second-term-government-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 – SS1 Second Term Government Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\u00a0WEEK THREE
\n<\/strong>TOPIC: ADVANTAGES OF COLONIAL RULE<\/p>\n

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  1. \n
    While it is true that Africans had their own ways of educating their children, the fact that people could read and write made a significant difference in their understanding of the world\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    The establishment of educational institutions from the primary to the university level (The university college, Ibadan, was established in 1948 was a significant turning point in the Euro- African relationship\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Exposure of Africans to the ideas of other people: Although for Africans this was from a positions of disadvantage, many elderly people still remember, many good things about the days of colonial rule.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0DISADVANTAGES OF COLONIAL RULE<\/p>\n

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    1. \n
      Total condemnation of the African way of life which left in Africans the feeling that they were inherently inferior to the Europeans\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    2. \n
      Neglect of the rural areas on account of the concentration on the urban centers for the purpose of trade. Rural-urban migration remains a major problem for west African countries today\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    3. \n
      Distortion of the socio-economic life of the people so as to preserve the interests of the colonialists\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    4. \n
      Colonial administration introduced West African economies to the world at a time the Africans were not ready for it.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0COMPARISON OF THE FEATURES OF THE BRITISH SYSTEM OF INDIRECT RULE WITH THOSE OF THE FRENCH POLICY OF ASSIMILATION<\/p>\n

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      \u00a0<\/td>\nINDIRECT RULE<\/strong><\/td>\nPOLICY OF ASSIMILATION<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      \u00a0<\/td>\nIndirect rule of colonial administration<\/td>\nDirect rule of colonial administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      \u00a0<\/td>\nMade use of African traditional chiefs<\/td>\nDid not make use of African traditional chiefs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      \u00a0<\/td>\nTraditional rulers served as the pivot of indirect rule<\/td>\nTraditional rulers did not serve as the pivot of assimilation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      \u00a0<\/td>\nTraditional laws and customs were used in the administration<\/td>\nTraditional laws and customs were not used in the administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      \u00a0<\/td>\nIt was not an expensive system of administration<\/td>\nIt was an expensive system of administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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      \n\u00a0FUNCTIONS OF THE BRITISH COLONIAL GOVERNOR IN WEST AFRICA<\/p>\n

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      1. \n
        He performed ceremonial functions e.g. conferment of honors and receiving of dignitaries\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          He reported to the crown through the secretary of state to the colonies\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        2. \n
          He formulated social and economic policies for the colony\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        3. \n
          He assented to all bills passed by the legislative council\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        4. \n
          He exercised all the powers of head of government on behalf of the British e.g. declaration of a state of Emergency, the exercising of the prerogative of mercy\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u00a0EVALUATION<\/p>\n

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          1. \n
            See your workbook\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
          2. \n
            See past WASSCE question papers\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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