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JAMB Government 1990 Question 28

Question 28

Colonial Administration

Which of the following factors contributed most to cash crop production during the colonial administration in Nigeria?

  1. A.Education
  2. B.Pacification
  3. C.Forced Labour
  4. D.Taxation.
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Answer: D (Taxation.)

Explanation

Colonial taxes had to be paid in British money, so farmers grew cash crops such as cocoa, groundnuts and palm produce to earn it. Taxation was the main push towards cash crops.